My two new favorite words - Sequestor and Austerity

I can't believe the way the White House is squealing like a stuck pig about some piddly little decrease in the increase of spending. If we can't find a way to deal with these pitiful little cuts then we are done economically for sure.

 

We need more of both

 

i hope congress is included in furloughs

 

Only in gov can a smaller increase be considered a cut. Guess they had those dollars spoken for already,,,afterall it's their money,,,they just let us keep some.

 

What would laughable if it wasn't so pathetic is the Administration, the pundits and media whores of all stripes carrying on as if this is the end of civilization.......Attention all talking heads, quit trying to find a camera to whine into. We need to cut government to the bone. We need massive layoffs at every level. Federal, State and local. Cushy pensions and benefits cut. Government agencies eliminated. We can't carry these people on our backs any longer.

What we need is this sequestor X 10.

 

I find it hilarious, or extremely sad that a small decrease in the increase of the budget is called a "cut". Now pushing the FEDGOV budget back to 1995 levels, that would be a cut, a good cut, one that we should be seeing...

 

I agree. One of my friends will take a 20% salary hit. That is uncalled for with a budget cut of 2%. He has to take one day a week off without pay. The pain is not evenly spread. I think the Dems are letting this hit people who don't vote for them.

 

What I find curious is that furloughs are even being considered, given the tiny cuts being mentioned.

 

Yep. I pin this on Obama. He can stop it and he has had two chances to do it. I will agree my friends on the right he has shown poor leadership.

 

Those would be great names for a WWE tag team duo.

 

---He has shown NO leadership

 

I have a solution. Lets tell the ****oles in Washington to work together or they can face the Roman punishment of decimation.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_(Roman_army)#section_3

 

Interesting when the shoe is on the other foot (especially when that shoe was designed for the other foot... ow my toes).

In the fiscal cliff, Republicans were forced to act to avoid a very large tax increase. So they did, letting expire the payroll tax cut and some increases in taxes on the wealthy.

In the sequester, Democrats were highly, highly motivated to act to avoid mandatory budget cuts... and what exactly did President Obama do?! Go golfing with Tiger Woods while on vacation.

This is failure Congress and Obama, but in this instance, the fault lies mostly with the failed leadership of President Obama and the Democratic Senate majority.

 

I have never heard of that term. It seems like it would be wise to do a quick head count and see if there were any other options that increased your chances of surviving. Hey buddy, mind if we switch places?

 

i've heard it a lot, but like most people, i didn't know what it really meant until pretty recently

kinda like penultimate

 

Bully for you for calling it straight! The Repubs are also far from perfect, too stuck on a few non-essential ideas.

Even though this is more of a gradual change, I'm surprised the stock market hasn't gone haywire.

 

I laughed when President Obama told the Press he isn't a Dictator who can get the Secret Service to keep Boehner from catching a Plane and other folks bitch about him taking plane rides.

They are all in need of Leading by example and maybe even just working for free. Kind of a put your money where your mouth is. Take 20% of everything you make and give it to a Cancer Research for Kids.

 

Let me see, President Obama signed off on the tax increases that had these cuts built in. He took out his pen and signed on the line. What's the issue then? Things are going exactly like they are supposed to. Then I see articles like this

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-says-sequester-crisis-just-195415155.html

Obama has got caught trying to weasel out of the tax increase deal that he signed. Now congress just needs to do one thing ....... nothing. Should be a breeze for those
clowns.

 

Not exactly what the POTUS said they ought to do but I guess we can go with your version if it's what's best for Merica.

Here's a 36 minute video of it....

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog

 

I think you nailed it...