A state-by-state rundown of how the impending cutbacks will affect the nation includes this list for Maryland.
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A state-by-state rundown of how the impending cutbacks will affect the nation includes this list for Maryland.
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RD Sweetman says
Lies. Lies and More lies…
Read what the article says will be affected, then go to Pages 9 and 10 of the actual Sequester Bill and read what it actually says…
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42050.pdf#page=1
joe diamond says
This seems to come from the White House……through Democratic Party filters to Maryland. They are viewed by me as a threat and a pressure mechanism to get the Republicans to capitulate. How about…no more political salaries until this matter is settled? True, the Democrats are pushing this but the Republicans pushed two wars through congress…off budget.
So I want both side to go to their rooms and think of a nice thing to say to the other side. We will have a cookies and milk hour. Then both groups of elected officials get to work…without pay………or they can take their own toys and go home.
Joe
RD Sweetman says
Joe Diamond, that would be fine with me on both sides, however under one of the clauses in the actual bill I’ve linked to, it exempts the Presidents Salary. And I never did understand how, under our constitution we keep on going to war when they never actually do declare one…from the Korean War to present, none of our overseas military actions have been bonafide actual declarations of war by congress…
Oh well….
In Next weeks action packed episode….
joe diamond says
RD,
I think I misspoke….about cutting off their money until they settle things. I still think we need to put their feet to the fire but I am mistaken about what to do to give th congress a sense of urgency. While I think both sides have valid positions there is no pain for either side in shutting down govenment provided / citizen paid for services. I think what will get things going is for the Architect of the Capitol to turn off the congress-only elevators, shut down the senate subway, close both congressional garages and raise charges for street parking….coins only!. Then make legislators and congressional staff stand in line at Regan and Dulles Airports while the few urfurloughed TSA agents frisk them…….squeezing various anatomical parts………. so they get the idea.
Congress has plenty of personal money and is surrounded by special interests who would be happy to give them more. If they had to climb the stairs and call their own cab I think things would move faster.
Joe
Fletcher R Hall says
Washington is broken. Even after a national election and the selection of a new Congress, the government, both the executive and the legislative branches remain broken. It appears that the partisian bickering will continue and significantly important legislation will be either watered down or not even passed. There is no budget, no farm bill, no national energy policy, no comprehensive enengy plan, and national health policy which needs major overhaul if not repeal. These are a few of the issues which have not been addressed by Congress. You can kick the can down the road only so far.
The country is not in good shape fiscally and the President has selected a cabinet of yes men and women. Looks like a rookie lineup>
Sure the sequester and the payroll tax increase will affefect Maryland. And, this will happen while Washington remains in political gridlock
Fletcher R. Hall
Chestertown
Mary wood says
I agree that salaries for Senators, Representatives and the Executive should also be cut. What are the taxpayers paying these people to do ? How dare they go on vacation for ten days with the sequester at the doorstep for the rest of the country ?