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NorthCarolina

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7. They aim to slow any reduction of the unemployment rate,
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:24 PM
Feb 2013

and there is no easier way to accomplish that than cutting back Government jobs. The very first Government jobs to be cut should be in Congress.

Republicans are AGAINST JOBS! But we've always knew that. n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #1
Yeah, let's do term limits! coldbeer Feb 2013 #3
No not term limits. Just vote the damn republicans out-of-office. n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #4
To hell with voting! Plucketeer Feb 2013 #9
No fair! The GOP should get credit for creating one very important job. savalez Feb 2013 #13
they're determined to crash the economy KG Feb 2013 #2
and that would do it underpants Feb 2013 #5
So they want to cut federal jobs Andy823 Feb 2013 #6
They aim to slow any reduction of the unemployment rate, NorthCarolina Feb 2013 #7
...START with Congress and move on to the Pentagon. SoapBox Feb 2013 #8
Hmm ... probably more people cut, adding to the jobless zbdent Feb 2013 #10
Bu through attrition adieu Feb 2013 #11
It may sound reasonable Sunny_Sunshine Feb 2013 #25
I agree with you adieu Feb 2013 #33
That only works if the jobs aren't needed to be performed. LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #34
herd of idiots Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #12
They just can't help themselves. They're stuck in their ideological bubble and can't get out. Monk06 Feb 2013 #14
First, they will reduce... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #15
Asinine. n/t defacto7 Feb 2013 #16
The cons are bad at math; watoos Feb 2013 #17
Are they being paid by China? aquart Feb 2013 #18
Can the whole 10% come out of Defence? wickerwoman Feb 2013 #19
Amen...we have way too many Air Force Evangelists anyway...might get the cuts all there. (nt) Moostache Feb 2013 #22
This does comport with Republicans' long-term goal of whittling the Government down to nothing Samantha Feb 2013 #20
Death by a thousand cuts. sakabatou Feb 2013 #21
How many of Rincewind Feb 2013 #23
What A Stupid Idea DallasNE Feb 2013 #24
No it isn't atreides1 Feb 2013 #29
What's Your Point? DallasNE Feb 2013 #32
Ok well lets start with Home Land "Security" Drale Feb 2013 #26
start with a 10 percent reduction in GOP congress persons... mike_c Feb 2013 #27
GOP offers plan to avoid sequestration by laying of workers in an already down economy abelenkpe Feb 2013 #28
More unemployment is their solution? Repugs are unbelievable. brush Feb 2013 #30
The GOP want to make sure it's obama who gets blamed for downsizing the military. That's okaawhatever Feb 2013 #31
This is a way for the GOP to not actually have to do anything to fix the problem jmowreader Feb 2013 #35
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