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Entitlements (63% of all Federal spending) are exempt from Sequestration.

But the military (at 18% of the budget) must take 50% of all Sequestration cuts.

TRICARE will not have enough money for active duty and veteran care and will stop some payments to providers.

Tuition assistance for our active duty eliminated. Civilian DoD employees in all areas (maintenance, healthcare, operations, intelligence) furloughed and taking a 20% pay cut.

DoD teachers furloughed.

Family support programs for dependents of deployed members have funding slashed.

Operations and Maintenance accounts for all services reduced by up to 50%.

Meanwhile.....

Fifteen Percent of Americans Use Food Stamps

America is quickly decaying into one giant Welfare hell hole.

6 posted on 03/18/2013 5:13:53 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

This is a bunch of b.s. If we are going to do this, do it across the board, everything should be cut, not primarily, the one thing the Federal Government is supposed to be doing, defending our country.


16 posted on 03/18/2013 7:34:13 PM PDT by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters of Freedom, Committee of Correspondence)
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