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$8.00 HIS105 Discussion 2
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- Due on May. 20, 2012
- Asked on May 18, 2012 at 5:43:09PM
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HIS105 Discussion 2: “
Guns and Butter”
Flexing America’s military might around the world is expensive, especially when a war seems to never end, as was the case in Vietnam. A conflict which had its roots in the Republican Eisenhower administration brought down a Democratic President Johnson two administrations later. A big difference between the two (2) was that Johnson also put forward the “Great Society” at the same time, starting new entitlement programs that match or exceed our war debt every year. Students will respond to the following:
- Explain what differentiates a “just and legitimate” in your opinion war from one that is “unjust and illegitimate.”
- Provide two (2) reasons either for or against a “war tax” that would pay for the cost of a current war as it is being conducted, rather than borrowing to pay for it.
- Agree or disagree with the following statement and justify your opinion: “It is not possible to maintain massive war and policing efforts around the globe while maintaining generous social programs at home without the threat of national insolvency.”
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Preview: ... , and a war tax would help to bring the extremely serious and important concept of war into the everyday lives of all Americans. In addition, a war tax would help protect the fiscal stability of the country in a way that borrowing money would not. Borrowing money would simply perpetuate a culture where a country’s citizens could send its people into war without consequences.
           I do not believe that it is possible to keep massive war policies and defensive structures intact with protecting social programs and avoiding national insolvency. To adequately serve the populace, current programs should be expanded to include health insurance for a ...
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