Does anyone else think this whole supposed sequester “debate” is a political scam perpetrated by BOTH parties?
Here’s my thought: both Democrats and Republicans know we need to reduce our budget spending and raise revenue in order to get our fiscal house in order, but neither wants to be “the bad guy” who makes the tough choices. So our lovely political parties are going to let the sequester happen, and neither side will claim responsibility for the sequester and will instead blame the other side…in effect, political stalemate. This, instead of being brave and making tough choices with reductions and taking responsibility for those choices. And if it is a political stalemate, neither party loses. Only the American people lose.
It’s not a bad move, if you are a political party. You don’t stick your neck out. You can skew the facts and figures as fuel for your next campaign and light the match from behind your safety wall of political rhetoric. The politicized news agencies will blow on the flames, igniting a wildfire of ire on both sides. The smoke and flames will obscure the truth…whatever that is. Great plan. If you are a political party.
Neither party is willing to admit, out loud, that Social Security and Medicaid/Medicare (as well as defense and other items) have to be cut and revamped if we are going to have a responsible budget. Dems refuse to admit that the government is bloated. Repubs refuse to admit that we need increased revenue to pay down the debt we’ve grown.
No one wants to think about China.
We the people really need to withdraw our support from both parties, in my opinion. They are not working for us. They are too busy starting fires.
To read more about the sequester, I’ve put together a list from a number of sources from both sides and the middle.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/02/19/172425370/whose-sequester-is-it-anyway
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/19/obama-seeks-sequester-scare/
“Sequestration was started by Obama–
fire and smoke
Shelley Burbank Contributing Writer @ The Waterboro Reporter newspaper &Freelance Writer & Independent Blogger @ Localista: Life & Style Close to Home http://shelleyburbank.wordpress.com
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Interesting perspective! Though I must admit, my favorite line is “No one wants to think about China.” Very well-stated, haha. Thanks for sharing!
-Jonathan
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Well thought out, and very good points all around, Shelley!
I always feel short on information to actually voice my (very strong) opinion in most instances, but I certainly admire those that feel confident enough to speak up!
Well, in this case, Cindy, you can click on the links provided and learn a little bit more:)
Shelley Burbank Contributing Writer @ The Waterboro Reporter newspaper &Freelance Writer & Independent Blogger @ Localista: Life & Style Close to Home http://shelleyburbank.wordpress.com
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