In an opinion piece for the Washington Post, writer Andrew Carroll suggests one way Americans can use their tax stimulus checks: Donate them to an organization that helps the military, such as Fisher Houses or the USO.

Click here to read his editorial: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/01/AR2008050102902.html 

His suggestion isn't going over big with Washington Post readers, at least not those who have posted comments to the column online. Most who have commented, apparently not U.S. service members, have responded as though his idea was straight out of Jonathan Swift.

What do you think?

For more about Andrew Carroll, his work to preserve American correspondence and efforts in support of the military:

Spouse Calls Nov. 11, 2007

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=140&article=58154&archive=tru...

Operation Homecoming:

http://www.nea.gov/national/homecoming/authorbios/carroll.html

Other books:

http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/graceunderfire/media_bio.php

The Legacy Project:

http://www.warletters.com/