Do you know what I think? That cuts can and must be made in every federal state and local program that exists today.
Also, that the programs giving money to people for doing nothing will be the last to be cut.
But,
the military IS the point of the spear, and in this instance, it will have to be considered as one more time standing in the vanguard of protecting the future of our country, just by being made the example of how our elected leaders have to make better choices in how to spend the money of taxpayers and lenders.
It was the extraordinary hit being given to the defense budget that Obama considered to be his leverage over his personal enemy: Republicans in Congress. Instead, by standing firm, the Republicans are at least getting the entire issue noticed by the pop culture citizens of our country.
That is a simpleton's argument.
Of course that is true.
Sequestration is an across-the-board cut that affects the Dept of Defense by 30-40% (no one really know how deep) in it's Operations and Maintenance budget.
What did you do in the Air Force?
Hand out leave slips?
You, of all people, should be out there, defending the noble remnant of Americans who are deployed. They sacrifice every single day for the vast majority of fat Americans who will not even get off the sofa.
Let me see if I understand you correctly.
You think that by cutting the military, the politicians will learn to cut other parts of government and make better choices.
Really?
Because I think they will take the opposite lesson. That they can continue to gut the military while they continue to spend wildly on everything that is unconstitutional.