George Nicholas wrote this article for The Conversation. George is an anthropological archaeologist and am Professor of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, British Columbia.
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.