I don't exactly understand all aspects of our nation's sequester, but I know I don't like it.
I don't understand a lot of things so this should surprise absolutely no one.
In fact, I wasn't really paying attention to the sequester news because it all sounded too familiar. Like children in a school yard, politicians started their name calling while refusing to take responsibility for anything. Unlike school children, they did this while making a hefty wage.
Now my interest in the sequester is growing because the sequester has impacted me. Yes, that pesky little sequester is putting a damper on my family's vacation plans. We plan to go to Washington DC to seewhere nothing gets done while well-paid, arrogant, politicians fight cherry blossoms.
I was hoping my family could go on a tour of the White House. No can do. The tours have been suspended because of the sequester. Yes, those tours are part of the trillion dollar cuts. This makes perfect sense, right? Those federal tour guides probably make beaucoup bucks.
The realization that the White House is closed to tours got me thinking more about this sequester. While I was wallowing in self-pity about not being able to tour a big white house, I saw this article: "Popular stipend stripped for many U.S. military service members."
My "Is this a joke" attitude changed immediately to my uglier "Are you pooping me!?" attitude.
So let me get this straight:
The sequester is automatically cutting things like college tuition for our military service men and women. You know those folks who travel to dangerous places, miss anniversaries, miss the birth of their children, and....DIE for their country? Yeah, those folks have their tuition reimbursement stipend taken away from them.
In the meantime, those charged with fixing this problem continue to get paid handsomely for theirwork failures.
Here's the thing about my "Are you pooping me?" attitude. I feel like screaming, ranting, and banging my head against a wall. Blessedly when Amanda Harrison feels like screaming, she does something a little more productive and powerful. She started a petition on change.org to right this wrong.
If you're reading this, please consider going to http://www.change.org/RestoreTuitionAssistance and signing her petition. Then take a moment and let others know that they should do the same.
If your not angry enough to act, then read this: http://americablog.com/2013/03/politicians-avoid-pay-problems-during-sequester-budget-cuts.html
If you're still not angry enough to act, then I want whatever drugs you are taking.
This truly is March madness.
I don't understand a lot of things so this should surprise absolutely no one.
In fact, I wasn't really paying attention to the sequester news because it all sounded too familiar. Like children in a school yard, politicians started their name calling while refusing to take responsibility for anything. Unlike school children, they did this while making a hefty wage.
Now my interest in the sequester is growing because the sequester has impacted me. Yes, that pesky little sequester is putting a damper on my family's vacation plans. We plan to go to Washington DC to see
I was hoping my family could go on a tour of the White House. No can do. The tours have been suspended because of the sequester. Yes, those tours are part of the trillion dollar cuts. This makes perfect sense, right? Those federal tour guides probably make beaucoup bucks.
The realization that the White House is closed to tours got me thinking more about this sequester. While I was wallowing in self-pity about not being able to tour a big white house, I saw this article: "Popular stipend stripped for many U.S. military service members."
My "Is this a joke" attitude changed immediately to my uglier "Are you pooping me!?" attitude.
So let me get this straight:
The sequester is automatically cutting things like college tuition for our military service men and women. You know those folks who travel to dangerous places, miss anniversaries, miss the birth of their children, and....DIE for their country? Yeah, those folks have their tuition reimbursement stipend taken away from them.
In the meantime, those charged with fixing this problem continue to get paid handsomely for their
Here's the thing about my "Are you pooping me?" attitude. I feel like screaming, ranting, and banging my head against a wall. Blessedly when Amanda Harrison feels like screaming, she does something a little more productive and powerful. She started a petition on change.org to right this wrong.
If you're reading this, please consider going to http://www.change.org/RestoreTuitionAssistance and signing her petition. Then take a moment and let others know that they should do the same.
If your not angry enough to act, then read this: http://americablog.com/2013/03/politicians-avoid-pay-problems-during-sequester-budget-cuts.html
If you're still not angry enough to act, then I want whatever drugs you are taking.
This truly is March madness.
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