EE.UU.: INVASION E IMPUESTOS

Guerra e Impuestos: con el 40% de los impuestos destinados a las fuerzas armadas, los opositores a la guerra se preparan a retener sus impuestos para protestar contra la guerra

Este martes vence el plazo para pagar los impuestos. Se calcula que el Departamento de Hacienda (Internal Revenue Service) recibirá ingresos de 2 billones de dólares ($2.000.000.000.000). Casi el 40% de esa cantidad se destinará a gastos relacionados con las fuerzas armadas. Opositores a la guerra de todo el país planean retener una parte o el total de sus impuestos para protestar contra la guerra. Hablamos con Pamela Schwartz del Proyecto de Prioridades Nacionales (National Priorities Project) y con Runn Benn de la Coordinadora Nacional de Oposición a los Impuestos para la Guerra (National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee).

Thursday, April 12th, 2007War and Taxes: With 40% of IRS Revenue Going to Military, Resisters Prepare to Withhold Taxes to Protest WarListen to Segment Download Show mp3 Watch 128k stream Watch 256k stream Read Transcript Help Printer-friendly version Email to a friend Purchase Video/CD
Tax day is this Tuesday. The Internal Revenue Service is expected to take in over $2 trillion dollars this year. Nearly 40 percent of that total will go to military related expenses. Tax resisters across the country are planning to withhold part or all of their taxes to protest the war. We speak with Pamela Schwartz of the National Priorities Project and Runn Benn of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee. [includes rush transcript]
With tax day less than a week away, millions of Americans are preparing to send checks to the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS is expected to take in over two trillion dollars this year. Nearly 40 percent of that total will go to military related expenses. This according to a new report by the National Priorities Project. The research group estimates 27 percent of your federal taxes will be pay for current military spending including the war in Iraq. An additional nine percent will help pay off debt from past wars and military expenses. And another three percent covers benefits for veterans.
While Pentagon spending is reaching the highest levels since World War II, some Americans are personally refusing to fund the military. Tax resisters across the country are planning to withhold part or all of their taxes to protest the war. Two guests join me now to talk more about war and taxes.
Pamela Schwartz. Communications director at the National Priorities Project. She joins us from Chicopee, Massachusetts. Website: Cost of War.com
Ruth Benn. Coordinator of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee and co-author of the book “War Tax Resistance: A Guide To Withholding Your Support From The Military.”
Special thanks to Robbie Leppzer and Turning Tide Productions for providing video used in this segment.
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