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The sequester cuts become real
AJC ^ | March 2, 2013 | Jamie Dupree

Posted on 03/02/2013 10:07:01 PM PST by Vince Ferrer

With the stroke of a pen, President Obama set in motion on Friday night $85 billion in automatic, across the board budget cuts in this year's budget, cuts that the President himself labeled "dumb" at an impromptu news conference in the White House Briefing Room.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting gets a 22 million dollar cut.


1 posted on 03/02/2013 10:07:07 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: Vince Ferrer

On January 1 every American that draws a paycheck saw their take home pay drop by 2.4%. If we can live with it, so can the government.


2 posted on 03/02/2013 10:11:52 PM PST by Baynative (Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.)
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To: Vince Ferrer

Obama hates Big Bird.


3 posted on 03/02/2013 10:12:48 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Vince Ferrer

It was your idea, Jughead.


4 posted on 03/02/2013 10:20:51 PM PST by Argus
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To: Vince Ferrer

From this day forth, every problem with the economy and the financial system will be blamed on the sequester. In turn, the sequester will be blamed on the Republicans.


5 posted on 03/02/2013 11:32:36 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: Vince Ferrer

Even better -

“$14 million from the National Labor Relations Board...”

heheheheh.


6 posted on 03/02/2013 11:37:51 PM PST by patton (Tinker toys, watches, and shiny things - we all sell rocks for a living.)
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To: Vince Ferrer
ZERO said there would be NO CUTS. . . . . . . .
Zero Lied, Big Bird Died. . . . .
7 posted on 03/03/2013 3:23:25 AM PST by DeaconRed (My hatred of ZERO and his minions are at MAX. I can't hate them any more than I do NOW.)
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To: Baynative

you’re right Baynative.


8 posted on 03/03/2013 4:36:33 AM PST by Principled
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To: Vince Ferrer

Yeh...’ain’t it kewl!’


9 posted on 03/03/2013 8:21:25 AM PST by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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To: Vince Ferrer; All

“With the stroke of a pen, President Obama (or whatever his real name is) set in motion........” What would have happened (or not happened) if he didn’t sign it? Does anybody know? I have seen nothing on this question.


10 posted on 03/03/2013 8:39:26 AM PST by shooter223 (the government should fear the citizens......not the other way around)
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