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GOVERNMENT SEQUESTER OF OUR MILITARY

130220obamasequesRGB20130221122650What a disgrace! The Sequester of our military is the liberal’s idea of how they WANT you to think it was all the Republicans idea & their entire fault, however; Obama demanded it, he got it, now he’s against it. The sequester would spread out about $109 billion in cuts per year, every year, for 10 years.

Let me try to explain. Our government (elected officials) have already paid for $24 billion this year, the overall level for 2013 now stands at $85 billion. But there’s another twist: The $85 billion is really more like only $44 billion in actual cuts over the next six months of the fiscal year – because some of the cuts would apply to spending obligations that stretch out over multiple years.  A standard year of sequestration, with $109 billion in cuts, would see about half that total, some $55 billion, come from the Pentagon; in other words; our U.S. Military!  This – is the side of the equation meant to bring Republicans to the negotiating table.  The Democratic priorities under fire are $43 billion in cuts to all other aspects of government – from Education to Social Services & Border Agents, U.S. Port Cargo Inspectors, National Park Rangers, NASA and the National Institutes of Health. The final bit ($11 billion) is made up of something that’s annoying to both parties: a 2 percent reduction in payments to Medicare providers. Indeed, the Congressional Budget Office estimates it will cost 750,000 jobs and lower economic growth by 0.6 percent. That’s because the cuts drain demand from the economy and affect companies that do business with the government.

So ~~ Who is to blame for the sequester?  Short answer: almost everybody. However; the actual mechanics of the sequester – dangling a deficit-reduction goal in front of a team of lawmakers with a harsh consequence for failure – was dreamed up by the White House and most notably by Treasury Secretary nominee Jacob Lew!

(Sigh) But as usual, Obama’s ideas stink~ so his solution is to always blame the “other guy”, ie; blame Bush or blame Republicans. Geez! When will the left-wing media and all their blind followers quit drinking the Kool-Aid & WAKE UP? If you repeat something enough, people start to believe it, especially; bleeding heart, socially progressive liberals who believe in the “Robin Hood” style of government (take from the rich to give to the poor), in other words; I work until I’m 70 & my tax dollars go to support some able-bodied 25 year old who may or may not have ever worked a day in their life but happens to have a “good reason (excuse) ” as to why they can’t earn money themselves! I have no problem helping the indigent poor, disabled, veterans & elderly who legitimately need help but in my opinion, many of the free-loaders & others in our society with lower level intelligence & values, make up a large number of Obama voters! ~ dfh

I AM AN AMERICAN

thumbnail navy 1I’m a tenth generation American. A baby boomer born in the mid 1950’s, I grew up in New Jersey. I was raised in the Christian faith, with morals, ethical values and integrity. My parents both worked hard and I learned the value of a dollar early on, felt secure in their care and under the liberty and safety of the United States of America. As an adult, I joined the U. S. Navy where I excelled, worked, traveled, purchased my first home and eventually opted to retire back to New Jersey after about 11 years of active duty. My husband, a retired Navy Chief and I wanted children and at the time, we were secure in the direction our country was heading. Ronald Reagan’s presidency had given us hope and prosperity was on the rise. Now, I’m terrified that the end is near and in most ways is alreadyhere. The American Dream is all but gone now. Our Founding Fathers have been reduced to caricatures in silly advertising schemes & terrorists according to the Obama administration. Our freedom of religion, faiths & moral values are under siege and our freedom of speech is so scrutinized for political correctness that the first amendment of our Constitution, for the average American, seems to be nothing more than something that the news media use as a defense mechanism in court. Elections have consequences which can last a generation or more. I hope this next Presidential election produces results that will stop & reverse the terrifying socialist direction our country currently seems to be heading for.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing what they could and should do for themselves.

– Rev. William Boetcker

Frequently mistakenly attributed to Abraham Lincoln