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	Name:	copperline -
	Subject:	Its a bunch of crap being fed to you
	Date:	2/25/2013 10:20:12 AM

Well, there is a lot of crap out there... maybe some of it in here, too. I think it's easy for people to believe this is a good thing... especially when they are in high enough income brackets to be somewhat impervious to the changes in govt spending. But I contend that all of us rely more on govt services and funding than we realize... and because the money channels in via multiple state agencies, programs, etc... much of the actual workings of govt funding has become invisible to us. That's allowed the Tea Party types to contend that all govt is wasteful, depleting precious dollars from private sector profits, and that govt spending is responsible for impeding growth of the economy.

Basically, if you are in upper income brackets you will have the capacity for avoiding or mitigating much of the impact of sequestration. Civilian contractors, govt employees may not be so lucky. Elderly folks on limited incomes will feel the pinch, but conservative thinking may not connect the dots. Everybody finds it so easy to support cutting taxes and spending, believing the effects will be nil.

The secondary and tertiary effects of spending cuts will probably come into view a bit more slowly.... For that reason, I don't see a lot of the folks on this forum particularly concerned about the impact this will have. However, I'm betting that the effects will become apparent in ways most people don't expect, and we may be surprised (and upset by) the upcoming changes.

We'll see who the rubes are......