Official: Obama to call for 5-year spending freeze

[sadbear]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110125/ap_on_re_us/us_state_of_union_budget_freeze

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[Autumn]

3. Not entirely the republicans fault.

I seem to recall Obama ordering a federal pay freeze.

[elleng]

5. but you'll get a promotion if you're entitled to it, prolly. No COLA-type, tho.

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Does that apply to Congress, too????

[bigwillq]

13. Hello.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Democrats_win]

2. Freeze the wars first!

[DJ13]

4. While the rich get richer, the average worker gets screwed for 5 years

Average wages (which includes federal workers) have been stagnant for years already.

This is the wrong way to improve our economy.

[Doctor_J]

6. How about pay freezes for banksters and war profiteers?

those won't be broached, IMO

[Phx_Dem]

12. Good thing it won't be broached. Government doesn't dictate private company pay.

Nor should they. I agree they're greedy fucking pigs, but it's not the government's job to dictate their pay. In fact, it's probably not even legal.

[Doctor_J]

14. Heh. They sure as hell do dictate how much the so-called defense

pigs make. Throw those fucking leeches off of the gravy train, and incarcerate the worst of them in real prison for a few years. And does this so-called spending freeze apply to bailouts to the psychopathic Jamie Dimon and his ilk?

[woo me with science]

7. Here it comes, people.

"Shared sacrifice."

[Autumn]

8. Yeah and we have seen what he means by

"Shared sacrifice." We might as well fork it up and give them our last penny.

[ProSense]

9. More:

Obama Said to Call for 5-Year Federal Spending Freeze

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The freeze wouldn’t apply to spending for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Homeland Security, the Defense Department or interest payments on the national debt. Discretionary spending outside security accounts for about 14 percent of Obama’s budget.

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[ej510]

10. He has to continue syphoning the money from the bottom

to the top.

[and-justice-for-all]

15. and the pukes will say NO...nt