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45th Med Donating Member (559 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-04 12:09 PM
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DRAFT CREEP - The Sneaky Draft
by David Wiggins

Say hello to "draft creep." Remember "bracket creep(1)," AKA the "sneaky tax increase," whereby inflation and income growth forces people into progressively higher tax brackets? Bracket creep is a way for the government to raise taxes without seeming to be raising taxes. There is no congressional debate, and no new law is passed for the President to sign. Taxes just go up. Similarly, draft creep is a way for the government to initiate the draft without seeming to initiate the draft.

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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-04 11:26 PM
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1. The army doesn't want a draft, they say only 22% who enlist are suitable.
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neverforget Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-04 12:17 AM
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2. The Army may not want a draft, but the neocons need a draft for
their continued wargasm.
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