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They get rid of all taxes on the rich while they end Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid leaving millions more in poverty and without any health care? They seem to be signaling that they won't give up and are willing to crash the country to get their way. Elections mean nothing to them unless they have won. There is no such thing as losing even when you lost.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Vincardog
(20,234 posts)notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)The topic of sequestration was helped into mainstream consciousness by President Barack Obamas and Speaker John Boehners public remarks on the fiscal cliff. But until Election Day, most voters were confused on the issue.
I think a lot of people are still uninformed about sequestration. Its a long word. Its a complicated process, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) told Politico. He and his fellow defense advocates had long worried over the past year that the wonkiness of the issue would prevent more people outside Washington from appreciating what was at stake.
Well then, let's see if we can make the matter of sequestration less long, complicated, and wonky, shall we?
What is sequestration? When people talk about sequestration, or "sequester cuts," in this context, they are referring to a series of draconian budget cuts, totalling $1.2 trillion, that are scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2013. These cuts are evenly split between defense and domestic discretionary spending (with some exemptions, such as Social Security, Medicare, and veterans' benefits).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/sequestration-explain-what-that-is-exactly_n_2124510.html
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)librechik
(30,676 posts)fucking millionaires.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)to Newt's Moon Colony where they can set up the type of government they so desperately want and they can leave us alone to run this country the right way. Win - Win.
athenasatanjesus
(859 posts)Instead most American centrists will likely blame both parties equally for a government shut down,no matter how it happens.