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Sequestration Give-Backs

POSTED BY: NIKI2
UPDATED: Thursday, April 4, 2013 14:39
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Thursday, April 4, 2013 7:41 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...


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On Tuesday, news broke that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his deputy, Ashton Carter, pledged to return a portion of their salaries to the Treasury, commensurate with the pay that civilian Defense Department employees will lose because of furloughs.
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President Obama has decided to return 5 percent of his salary to the Treasury as a tribute to federal workers facing furloughs under the "sequester," The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed administration official.

Okay, Republicans: Pony up. How much are YOUR government politicians going to give back in the "spirit" of sequestration? Hmmmm?
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Several hundred thousand Pentagon employees are slated to lose 14 days of pay before Sept. 30, owing to the automatic spending cuts in the sequester.

On Monday, White House press secretary Jay Carney announced that furlough notices had gone out to 480 employees of the Office of Management and Budget, which is part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP). In addition, the EOP has reduced costs with hiring slowdowns, delayed back-filling of open positions, scaling back of equipment and supply purchases, curtailed staff travel, and reduced use of Internet air cards.


All that is going to take a toll on our economy, helping to slow down what recovery we've managed to achieve (much to the satisfaction of the right, as we all know). And it's going to take a toll on PEOPLE, so aside from cutting safety-net programs FURTHER, what's the right gonna do...any bets?

Anyone taking bets on "more tax cuts for the rich"?

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Thursday, April 4, 2013 2:10 PM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT


They're also gonna recommend further benefit cuts in Social Security, Medicare, VA programs, and anything that actually pays Money to people, rather than corporations.

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Thursday, April 4, 2013 2:39 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)


It's pure political theatre on the part of those "giving back" a portion of their pay.


That said, it's quite effective political theatre, and it's going to be hard for Congress to ignore it.

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