Category Archives: Budget

So let me understand- Head Start and Sequester

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

So let me understand…….

The Administration has sent our dire warnings on how sequester would affect the Head Start Program. They claim 70,000 students would be thrown out of Head start due to the 5% reduction from Sequestration. Let us look at the facts: Continue reading →

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So let me understand…… Navigators

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

The Administration announced that “navigators” will start to be hired in October. Their purpose is to help people decide what insurance they want to purchase in the health exchanges. Some facts about them: Continue reading →

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So let me understand….Congress

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

So let me understand……….

The Administration and Congressional Democrats have been complaining how bad Sequester is and how there is no money to cut. They say the $85 Billion will lead to disaster. So far, even though it has been designed to hurt in places where it is highly visible and can get the most sympathy, we have survived without any major disruptions. Many people, including me, have come up with places we should cut the money being spent as it is a total waste of funds or accomplishes little.
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So let me understand…Veterans

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

The GSA (Government Services Administration) is tasked with the job of maintaining all government buildings. We currently have 45,000 buildings across the nation that are empty or mostly under -utilized. The cost of maintaining these empty buildings is about $2billion annually Continue reading →

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So let me understand….

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

So let me understand the White House could not find the money to keep open the White House Tours and is threatening to cancel the Easter Egg hunt but: Continue reading →

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So let me understand……Spring Break for One or Egg Hunt for Thousands?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

So let me understand- The White House is threatening not to have the Annual Easter Egg hunt for budgetary reasons. Yet almost all the workers are volunteers and corporations underwrite almost the entire cost by purchasing the eggs kids find. Yet; Continue reading →

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So let me understand….No Money for White House Tours???

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

So let me understand- Because of Sequester, the White House had to shut down tours by the public saving $76,000 weekly. Continue reading →

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Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Let’s look at the facts for job loss. Is anyone talking about the loss of jobs due in January 2013? Continue reading →

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How Long To Pay Off The Federal Debt?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

I heard an interesting comment today and did the math to prove it. If we paid $100 million daily to pay off the National Debt ( over $14.5 Trillion), it would take over 397 years to pay it off. Still … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Job Bill Is Much More Than It Seems

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

President Obama has been traveling the Nation asking people to contact Congress to Pass his Jobs Bill. He claims it contains items that both Democrats and Republicans have supported in the past. In addition, he claims the Bill is fully paid for and would not add a dime to the deficit. Let us look at the facts Continue reading →

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