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Since the sequester was a cut in the increase, why the furloughs for air traffic controllers?
4/23/2013 | Laissez-Faire Capitalist

Posted on 04/23/2013 1:01:30 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist

Since the sequester was a cut in the increase, not a cut in the baseline spending, why is the FAA cutting $600 million dollars and blaming the furloughs on the sequester?

Did I miss something?

BTW, didn't Bob Woodward say that the sequester was Lew's idea and was jumped on by Obama?


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1 posted on 04/23/2013 1:01:30 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist; All

What say you


2 posted on 04/23/2013 1:02:13 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

When bureaucrats want to make an arguement against tax cuts, they don’t focus on their departments expenses that nobody can see, like coffee or travel budgets. They prioritize cuts on where tax payers notice first.


3 posted on 04/23/2013 1:04:32 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

It’s our punishment for not pressuring out representatives to just do what Obie tells them. Tucson police did something similar, when we didn’t approve the sales tax they wanted our punishment was that they no longer respond to traffic accidents that don’t involve injury. Joke was on them though, now that you don’t have to wait for the cops or their report everything about getting in a minor accident goes faster.


4 posted on 04/23/2013 1:05:28 PM PDT by discostu (Not just another moon faced assassin of joy.)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Been thinking about this all week.

PHONY-EST. ADMINISTRATION. EVER.

Not slick like Willy. Phoney like Pravda.


5 posted on 04/23/2013 1:05:55 PM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

To punish Americans and blame any opposition.

Meanwhile, $500 million for Egypt, $250 million for Syrian rebels, and who knows how much for Kosovo, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and any number of moslem terrorist countries.


6 posted on 04/23/2013 1:06:05 PM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Obama is an expert at ‘playing dirty’. His aim is to make the people ‘feel pain’ and blame the republicans.


7 posted on 04/23/2013 1:07:33 PM PDT by potlatch (~be content with small victories and simple pleasures~)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
Tyrants. In. Charge.

Because they can, and because you don't have a choice.

8 posted on 04/23/2013 1:07:45 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
These people are on paid vacation. They just won't get the money until we get passed this "lack of funds". But they will get paid...just like the last time.

What should happen is....when they get back...they have to make up the hours they were paid for.

9 posted on 04/23/2013 1:08:37 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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10 posted on 04/23/2013 1:08:44 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

I have wondered the same thing.


11 posted on 04/23/2013 1:09:56 PM PDT by stayathomemom (Beware of kittens modifying your posts.)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

To have an excuse to get rid of non-union personnel.

HF


12 posted on 04/23/2013 1:09:58 PM PDT by holden (Alter or abolish it yet?)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

It’s blackmail. Gee, nice transportation business you got here. ‘Shame if something should happen to it.


13 posted on 04/23/2013 1:19:02 PM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

great let’s shut down air farce 1, no need to go anywhere..that way we can have controllers to help folks who actually pay friggin bills..


14 posted on 04/23/2013 2:12:56 PM PDT by aces
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Economic demagoguery. War on the taxpayer.


15 posted on 04/23/2013 4:03:40 PM PDT by TigersEye (If babies had guns they wouldn't be aborted)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Asked and answered:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/5/email-tells-feds-make-sequester-painful-promised/?page=all


16 posted on 04/23/2013 9:00:50 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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