The Sequester: A Deal Is A Deal?

This is why I hate governmental "deals" and we SHOULD NOT COMPROMISE! They always seem to come back to bite, and usually John and Jane Q. Public aka ME!

Congress, D,R and other, must have a mind and political heart (for many politicians, a sure oxymoronic phrase these days) to just do right in the moment while looking ahead and learning from the future. Time released policies can work if they are purposely and strategically written according to wise calculations and are agreed upon by bothsides because they are good, but not as a deal to force a hand.

Inorder to get done what was needed at that time, Democrats agreed to a Sequester. (See the Washington Post article below on what it is and how it came about) A deal is a deal? But to force all of America to a deal made in 2011 without knowledge of present day facts was ridiculous and the Republicans should not have offered it.

Both sides should have sat there and hashed out what needed to be hashed out at that moment. Yes. bills have to be paid. Yes. There are cuts that must be made. And yes. There will be hard decisions, but it is what you are in Washington for. There will be cuts of good programs that we just can not afford right now. Democrats should not wait to be told which programs these will be, they should look at the budget and propose accordingly.

In like manner towards the Republican Party, revenue has to come in. This means nothing is off the table including all Corporate Welfare and closing of tax loop holes that benefit the rich at the expense of everyone else.

This is simplicity and an outline I state. Congress must get deep and specific and do what you were elected to do or get out of the way!

Bill Kristol is right. Republicans shouldn't push the Sequester, but....... Democrats, it is not enough to keep screaming about the Sequester. Put some cuts on the table, not just loopholes and raising of rates, but real cuts!!!

Ridiculous all around. And 2011 is not that long ago. Not many can claim someone else made the deal. Unless both sides agree, and come to their senses, we are looking at yet another long term fight. One side forcing a bad deal, and the other re-nigging. And regardless of which side any individual may be on or benefit from, there will be more cause for distrust in all of Washington. Whether it is distrust due poli-tricks and gamesmanship that benefits no one but politicians and/or distrust due to incompetence, either way, once again, We The People, lose.

Cut it out! Cut it out! Cut it out!

Humbly I say this as a citizen only. SMH

Yulanda K.

PS. As said, below is an article with information on what the Sequester is and how it came about.

Washington Post http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/09/14/the-sequester-explained/

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