Obviously, any across-the-board sequester cuts are going to hit the poor first
. . .anyone who argues they're not (or calls that 'spin') is either lying or shouldn't be listened to - on anything.
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Sequester spin: The threat to free meals for seniors http://wapo.st/Y3gkf1
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Most of this kind of talk comes from folks who are far from relying on government aid or assistance. I heard a man on c-span the other day who said he was a GS-12 and that he thought there were just too many people employed around him for the amount of work that existed. His view was that any furlough would be a 'vacation' for him, so he didn't see a thing to worry about. That's about the size of the concern we'll see for vulnerable folks out here.
I hate to think this way, but the sequester is a tea party or anarchist's wet dream. Let's just hope the callous class of Americans that the republicans have bred into being with their cynical and self-interested politics realize their own connection to the well-being of their neighbors. Somebody, some time ago, had to care about THEIR well-being, or they likely wouldn't have realized the successes they're enjoying today.
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