American children voted today to refuse to pay Iraq War-related debt when they become old enough to pay taxes, according to Eric Ingberg, 12, spokeschild for American children.
"We refuse to enter adulthood saddled with debt by our parents' generation's stupid war," Ingberg told a hastily assembled Arlington, Virginia news conference. "It was their idea. Let them all get second jobs and pay for the War, related debt service, maintaining a garrison force in Iraq, and physical and mental health-related expenses for our service people. But we aren't gonna pay a dime, nuh-uh."
Ingberg said that "Our parents make us clean up our messes before we go to bed. Our attitude is, clean up your own mess, Moms and Dads of America. Because we won't."
The vote, which is legally binding, took place online at various websites that attract large numbers of children and teenagers, including Webkinz and PBSKids for the younger set and various porn sites for the teens.
"Our message to adults is this," Ingberg told reporters. "If we go into a store and break something, or if we break our neighbor's window playing baseball, we have to do chores and get money taken out of our allowance to pay for it.
"You guys broke more than a toy in a toy store or a pane of glass. You sent 4,000 American soldiers to their deaths and cost the nation more than $3 trillion. So get a second job, grownups, and pay off what you started.
"And if you don't do it, no dessert for the next 60 years."
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