Travel Promotion Act of 2009

I am a traveller, and a US citizen. I vote, I read the news, and I take part in my governement to best of my abilities. As a US Service Member, I have served overseas repeatedly, and I agree absolutely with the sentiment in this opinion. The "Travel Promotion Act of 2009 is nothing more than a tax in sheep's clothing. Too many Americans wear blinders when it comes to the affect on the Global community which our actions have. This is a travesty, and should not be allowed. We, as a nation, and government, have no right to levy unnecessary taxes on anyone, and frankly, I would be shocked if US tourism does not suffer for the implementation of such a fee. Taking more and more money from people to redistribute to other people or entities is not Democracy, or Capitalism. It is Marxist-Leninist, and would make a poor substitute for the formers..... Don't we already know what comes of a non-utopian experiment in Communism/Socialism? As long as people are imperfect, these "tax 'em til they rebel" policies will never bear fruit ere revolution. What fools to not have studied history, now they must repeat....