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Do you directly or indirectly work for the government? If so, you’re set to be hit by the sequestration provisions of the Budget Control Act of 2011. That means about $1.2 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years, divided about equally between defense and non-defense provisions. Social Security benefits and most assistance to the poor are exempt, but that means big cuts to the rest. Federal civilian employees, manufacturers of military equipment, Medicare providers, and other government contractors will be hit hard. So will lots of service providers in the D.C. metropolitan area whose incomes depend indirectly on federal funding streams.
Originally posted by Xtrozero
How many here WANT to see us go over it? So what if I pay more taxes, I don't care, and we need both increase in taxes, and more importantly a reduction in Government spending. The Fiscal Cliff does both and I'm hoping it hits hard...very hard.
Originally posted by Mamatus
reply to post by Xtrozero
Spoken like someone who has very little to lose financially.............
I would love to see the average income of people that make statements like yours. I am willing to bet it is on the low end of the spectrum. When I had nothing and was young and angry I would have wished the same thing.
Now that I am older and have worked my ass off for what little I have my views are a bit different than when I was young and broke.
PS I just went on my first vacation in ten years. Gonna go on another one next month. Yay lets all fall off the cliff. Right after I finally got to a point in my life all my bills are on auto pay.
Originally posted by Mamatus
That is a fair question.
I would cut overseas military spending.
I would bring home ALL troops and put them to work building/rebuilding factories. I would then put them to work in said factories.
I would reduce our dependency on China and foreign oil through most any means possible.
I would de-militarize police forces around the Country and return to community policing.
Were I King it would be a different world. Maybe I should start a thread.......
Originally posted by Mamatus
Spoken like someone who has very little to lose financially.............
I would love to see the average income of people that make statements like yours. I am willing to bet it is on the low end of the spectrum. When I had nothing and was young and angry I would have wished the same thing.
Now that I am older and have worked my ass off for what little I have my views are a bit different than when I was young and broke.
PS I just went on my first vacation in ten years. Gonna go on another one next month. Yay lets all fall off the cliff. Right after I finally got to a point in my life all my bills are on auto pay.
Originally posted by Mamatus
That is a fair question.
I would cut overseas military spending.
I would bring home ALL troops and put them to work building/rebuilding factories. I would then put them to work in said factories.
I would reduce our dependency on China and foreign oil through most any means possible.
I would de-militarize police forces around the Country and return to community policing.
Originally posted by FissionSurplus
Until we do as Iceland did, by tossing out the central bank and the idiots in government who supported it, our doom is written on the wall. Read it and weep.