Democrat Scare Tactics

I'm afraid the Democrats scare tactics may be working. I first got as call from my mom (a life-long Democrat until this administration, when her and Dad started saying they were Independents) saying she was afraid she wouldn't get their social security checks. Of course, it will be the Republicans fault, even though they have put forth 2 bills, with Senator Reid flat out saying they would not pass either through the Senate. I explained to her that if we default, it's Obama's fault because he decides what gets paid.

Then today I get a call from my sister-in-law (a native of the Netherlands here on a work visa). She said a fellow employee of AT&A said his mother was in a tizzy because she wasn't going to get her Social Security check if the Republicans couldn't compromise. THEN, as I hung up, my mother-in-law called saying if Social Security checks don't go out, we probably wouldn't get our military retirement check. She wanted to know if I needed help with my bills (we have 2 mortgages). So, Mr. President, your scare tactics appear to be working. Just don't EVER talk to us about vitriol speech, or hate mongering ever again.

According to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/factsheet_department_state/, Obama requested $50.9 billion for foreign aid. Part of this goes to developing countries medical needs. What? He's paying to help developing countries medical needs while he tears ours apart? Use some of that money to pay out the checks.

According to the Bipartisan Policy Center:

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The BPC study found that the United States is likely to hit the debt limit sometime between August 2 and August 9. “It’s a 44 percent overnight cut in federal spending” if Congress hits the debt limit, [BPC's Jay] Powell said. The BPC study projects there will be $172 billion in federal revenues in August and $307 billion in authorized expenditures. That means there’s enough money to pay for, say, interest on the debt ($29 billion), Social Security ($49.2 billion), Medicare and Medicaid ($50 billion), active duty troop pay ($2.9 billion), veterans affairs programs ($2.9 billion).

That leaves you with about $39 billion to fund (or not fund) the following:

Defense vendors ($31.7 billion)

IRS refunds ($3.9 billion)

Food stamps and welfare ($9.3 billion)

Unemployment insurance benefits ($12.8 billion)

Department of Education ($20.2 billion)

Housing and Urban Development ($6.7 billion)

Other spending, such as Departments of Justice, Labor, Commerce, EPA, HHS ($73.6 billion)

The decision to prioritize payments would fall on the Treasury department, and Powell points out it would be chaotic picking and choosing who gets paid (in full or partially) and who doesn’t…

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I think there's a typo in there, because when I subtract, I got $66 billion. In order to get their "roughly 39 billion" I upped the active duty from 2.9 billion to 29 billion, and got 39.9 billion left over. Either way, those items can get paid. It's up to Obama how he wants to spend that $200 billion coming in. He's just trying to get it on record that it's Bush's fault (by way of the Republicans) so he doesn't have to accept any responsibility or rule in any fashion. I would like to know how much the tax payers pay every time he makes a trip to play golf? He flies on Air Force One, which ain't cheap, folks. where is that shared sacrifice?

Another way they could cut the budget is if these billionaire congressmen were forced to pay for their own staff out of their pockets, including the President and first lady. I understand Michelle has 26 "staff members," or servants. Why should we pay for her hair cuts and nails? Make her go out into the economy and get it done just like the rest of us have to. I bet if they had to pay their own staff, 1. the wouldn't be making over $100,000 a year, and 2. there would be a lot less of them.

I also have to wonder what the unemployment rate would be had Obama not hired all his cronies to work in his administration. I'm reminded of a line from Ghost Busters: "But, Binkman, you've never worked in the private sector. They demand results." (That's paraphrased, I'm not an exact geek who remembers things word for word.) And how much money could we save if they didn't pay all those Czars for a month?

So, if we default on anything (paying the debt, paying seniors and the disabled, paying our active duty military or the veterans) it will be Obama's fault because he can't budget or decide who to pay. The democrats just don't want to give up their pet projects.