[GeronL]

The Pentagon will be forced to cut $55 billion in spending in the first nine months of 2013, a roughly 10% reduction in many of its programs

With baseline budgeting thats like a spending freeze.... meanwhile Obama has expanded their mission to Africa

[Democrat_media]

Layoff the whole federal government , also the EPA, FEC ,FDA, OFCCP, etc. , permanently

Don’t give in GOP, go over the media’s stupid cliff

[longfellowsmuse]

I am very concerned about the potential cuts to weapon systems, not so much about the civilian workforce.

there are way too many pencil pushing civilians clogging the cogs of the U.S. military. getting rid of many of these positions would be a very good thing. I know this first hand.

[blueunicorn6]

We have 800,000 civilian government employees in the Department of Defense. How many of them have gone to Iraq or Afghanistan for a year or three out of five years? The Military-Industrial Complex isn’t uniformed personnel. Take her off the cliff, boys!

[FlingWingFlyer]

This should REALLY drive the “Fun With Numbers Friday” numbers down. I already see a huge drop in those applying for unemployment. The unemployment rate will probably drop below 4% once these 800,000 are let go. Da conomy be boomin’.

[Democrat_media]

And this is a bad thing?

Layoff those bureaucrats in the EPA, FCC, FDA, FEC,OFCCP, HUD and so on ,and on , . So long cretins. Then we'd have freedom .Don’t give in GOP, go over the media’s stupid cliff, best thing that could happen

Layoff the whole federal government , also the EPA, FEC ,FDA, OFCCP, etc. , permanently

[Le Chien Rouge]

In 2009, the company I worked for lost 2 major customers resulting in a 25% pay cuts for many of us.

Guess what? We survived and learned to get by with less pay.

I am not so confident that federal employees(most but not all) have the ability to financially cope without a Government check specifically because most(not all) federal employees are clueless regarding the basic economic fundamentals.

[sean327]

This will also affect Defense Contractors. I am looking at my 3 rd layoff in 3 1/2 years.

[icwhatudo]

Every federal worker is begging for this to happen as they will eventually get reimbursed and therefore these will all be paid days off.

Its just like the supposed pay freeze. Sure, they freeze the pay...but then make it up by giving bigger and bigger “bonuses”. Now, after getting huge bonuses this year, Obama is giving a pay raise. Does anyone really think they will have to give the bonus back?

[Democrat_media]

We should call our GOP congressmen, tell them to hold the line, don’t give in , go over the media’s stupid cliff To all :

Call Congress (202-224-2131)

[riri]

More unemployed (mostly) white guys...what could go wrong?

[Uncle Chip]

They are making a cliff out of a molehill. It is high time to go over it and a whole lot more. Bring it on.

[Blue Highway]

Welcome to ObaMurica

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Make no mistake, 0bama is looking to further weaken our military to reduce our influence on the world stage. It’s all about destroying our superpower status. 0bama is on a kill mission, domestically and abroad. He’s bolstering those aligned with him domestically (unions and federal agencies working to deconstruct our free-market, capitalist Republic) while undermining America’s superpower status.

[BobL]

Nothing like getting ready in advance (i.e., they did NO PLANNING AT ALL, until now).

Everything done by the administration from this to the publishing of tax withholding tables has been based on the assumption that the REPUBLICANS will cave.

But the law is the law, and Obama should have followed it. The law says the defense cuts start Tuesday and taxes go up, starting Tuesday. They have flouted the law because they were so sure the the Republicans would cave...

They should be prosecuted just for that.

[Varsity Flight]

Take that 800,000 and multiply it by say a conservative salary figure (lets say 35,000 $ per year/annually), not counting all the medical/benefits.
And we have ____________________________

And that’s just one bureaucracy.

[BobL]

It is interesting that the Dems keep hitting us with these Defense cuts, when Defense cuts has been their motto FOR DECADES.

If the Democrats were BEING HONEST they would be telling us how great these cuts are, because the “Pentagon Budget” (as they call it) is so bloated.

Bottom line - The Democrats are in ABJECT FEAR of the cuts, they have promised EVERYONE not to worry and that the Republicans would fold, but they still haven’t folded?

[blam]

Why We Are On The Brink Of The Greatest Depression Of All Time

[Tzimisce]

Thanks for voting and supporting Obama - now get the Hell out. :D

[Fee]

DoD buddy of mine asked several months back his supervisor on when management will inform the workers to prepare if the fiscal cliff does happen. He was surprise to find out that DoD forbid their agency heads to prepare for a fiscal cliff because it has not officially occur. Managers were absolutely forbidden to discuss this matter with their workers or face DoD legal action against them. Part of the reasoning is any unofficial preparation of workers may spook contractors that something will happen. The other unofficial rumor reason is that Obama did not want to affect his re election efforts. The bottom line is furlough will hit the DoD workforce snd many of the workers will be surprise because they assume everything is OK from the silence of their management. Any DoD freepers out there, get out the popcorn and watch the show. Wonder how the non DoD workers will react when entitlement programs take a hit. DoD workers are not the only ones who will suffer cutbacks.