[gusopol3]

needlessly driving us into massive public sector layoffs. Here it is, Obama (again) protecting government workers at expense of everyone else; that's the reason for "I don't know if Social Security checks will be sent out." O'Malley's panicky rant gives up the game.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Thank God all of our Social Security money is safely held in a lock box.

It's secure and will be there when we need it.

Politicians cannot touch it and spend the money on worthless boondoggle projects like it was their "mad money."

Can they?

[Rome2000]

There is no legislative fix for what the Republic has become.

The Founders never intended for the people that vote for socialists to have the franchise.

There is no closing that barn door.

[RockinRight]

Nobody is even discussing direct public layoffs! Ultimately, it would be the decision of each agency to determine how it will balance any cuts they get. Some may be laid off, others may simply cease more hiring.

FWIW, though, entitlements ARE a much bigger piece of the pie than government salaries are.

I come from a different viewpoint here. My wife is a federal employee, one who also has private sector experience prior to it.

If she lost her job, we probably would be screwed as she earns far more than I do.

Now, in a “normal” economy, she’d probably easily be able to find a private sector job that would be similar enough in duties and salary that we’d be fine, but in Obama’s economy, not so much.

She was private sector, did well, and has the aptitude and intelligence to go back there.

Problem is, Obama’s policies have so decimated her line of work in the private sector, that it would be difficult.

I wonder if that was the intent all along...