Sequestration Lesson... Agencies perceive public interaction as 'wasteful'.

[cbelt3]

This is the conclusion I get from all the various closures and reduction of public activities. I'm not in complete disagreement of this... some public facing functions are definitely not central to the mission of the agencies. But I believe the original concept of the sequestration was that the agencies would actually look for true waste rather than find 'stuff we can cut that will piss people off'.

Opinions ?


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[SteveG]

cbelt3 wrote:
This is the conclusion I get from all the various closures and reduction of public activities.
Opinions ?

I think you are exaggerating one tiny piece of what's happening with the sequester.

[swampy]

I think he's right. Obama and the Dems want to use the sequester to hurt the public and hope they will blame the Republicans. It's close the White House tours so that shrimp can walk on treadmills.

[Speedy]

I like fit shrimp. They're yummy.

[btfc]

Just a logical extension of the whole "starve the government" philosophy. You'll also get crappy roads, unsafe bridges, early release of inmates, poorer education for our kids and more. Happy now?

[cbelt3]

So is it the general assumption that the government cannot find 2% of waste without famine and uprising in the streets ? Hmm. ???

[Ted King]

cbelt3 wrote:
So is it the general assumption that the government cannot find 2% of waste without famine and uprising in the streets ? Hmm. ???

The sequester mandates cuts in each program in the government that falls under its provisions; cuts are NOT fungible - you can't move them around amongst departments much less programs within a department.

[Acer]

I thought that for Republicans, all government spending was by definition wasteful. But apparently this was a straw man, because now the Republicans are decrying the loss of government services.