by Jack Lee
Sequestration – do you know what it is or do you even care? You should, because the President is lying about it and you need to know; especially if you voted for him!
A: Sequestration is a group of automatic spending cuts totaling $1.2 trillion scheduled to being March 1 and ending in 2021. The cuts are evenly split between defense spending and discretionary domestic spending. In most cases they are not cuts at all, but scheduled increases that will not be increased as much as previously budgeted.
War spending and most spending on entitlements such as Social Security and Medicaid are exempt. The White House says cuts in 2013 will total as little as a puny $109 billion…big whoop.
Legislators on both sides don’t like the sequester because the across-the-board cuts take them out of the fiscal equation. Because the cuts hit all programs equally, everyone’s ox, theoretically, gets gored.
The important part to focus on here is this, even after the tepid so-called “cuts” we have done next to nothing about the horrendous debt our government has created to give the illusion of prosperity. In actually fact with are going to reduce spending by 1/2 of 1 percent and this means the bloated, wasteful, pork filled budget will actually grow larger, despite the cuts.
It’s interesting that Bob Woodward of the Washington Post is saying that President Obama is lying about the dire effects of the reductions. I kinda thought he was too, because he was saying how FBI agents wouldn’t be able to investigate all the cases, air traffic controllers would be reduced and this will cause serious delays. He warns us, oldsters will suffer! There will be fewer teachers, police officers and firemen and the USA will be in grave danger thanks to Republicans forcing us to make those cuts, and it’s all BS.
I’m 100% for sequestration, bring it on baby! Hack, cut, chop away…cut that 1/2 of 1% of increased spending, we can take it!
PS Did Obama’s nose grow when he said 40% of guns are sold without a background check?
Post Scripts is alive, hard to find, but alive. Gone are the pop-up ads and clutter, which is good. The old link is gone, and you can’t find the new one via Google. You have to use the back door through Nor Cal blogs.
Anyway, you are absolutely right about sequstration lies. There are NO CUTS, none, just reductions in projected increases. Only in Washington is that deemed a cut. In fact, virtually every department and every program will get an increase.
Jack, Guns are no exception, but YES it should, that is about the only thing that is transparent about this administration. Obama lies every time he presents his side of any issue. He got re-elected, so why is he still talking about things like he’s still Campaigning. Will someone in his cabinet tell him to lead, or follow, but get the heck out of the way!
oops, NO as to the sequester question, what me worry!, I’m with you BRING IT ON!!!!!!
“Did Obama’s nose grow when he said 40% of guns are sold without a background check?”
Is that 40% with or without the Fast and Furious guns?
YES bring it on!! We won’t even notice.
The REAL reason Obumble is so hysterical about HIS sequester plan is that he’s afraid his vacation, golf, & Air Force One payments will be axed!
Glad this is back, had to e-mail David Little to ask when it will be up.
It will be a little getting used to, not sure I like the gray, oh well.
regarding the topic, The dems are lying, nothing major is going to happen, not like there won’t be any money, just not as much as wanted.
We are in deep trouble in this country, we have too many republicans that do not have the ba–s to stand up.
Thanks Harriet, we missed you too! Glad you are back. I’m working on changing the background color – I don’t like it either…too bland.
I hear that the sequester will, eventually, wreak sufficient havoc in Texas to turn the state blue. And if I live to see that, I will have lived long enough.
Hey libs – how are ya? Long time no hear from…hope all is well.
So now that you and your people have finished off the nations formerly most well run and prosperous state, you’re turning your sights on Texas eh? Well, good luck, but Texas is a lot tougher nut than California. I seriously doubt Obama’s scare talk about sequestor will even raise an eye brow in that state.
Hi, Jack. The new site works kinda hinky. Maybe I need a browser update. What Explorer version are we up to, anyway? But to business:
“I seriously doubt Obama’s scare talk about sequestor will even raise an eye brow in that state.”
No, but the 80,000 people who lose their jobs may put a crimp in the Lone Star state’s economy.
Libby I seriously doubt 80,000 people are going to lose their jobs in Texas or any state if we phase in reductions of 1/2 of 1% from the bloated fed budget. As to the MS browser, hmmm, I’ve kinda lost track, I’m still using 8, but 9 is out now, so time to upgrade. You better get up to speed with your browser security, we don’t want the Chinese Army snooping around inside your hard drive, do we? http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/download-ie
Hey Libby, y’all best have aplenty o’savings to live on, cause the Lone Star State will be here, and running just fine “Thank you”, long after your little O’ socialist state has gone broke. best of luck Girl.