Newly-passed Senate budget increases Fed spending by 4.6%... AFTER sequestration cuts

[Little-Acorn]

On March 22, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a budget, for the first time in four years. It is a $3.7 trillion budget, which is a 4.6% increase over last year's $3.538 trillion in spending.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100584821
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_federal_budget

Of course, this Senate budget isn't law yet. It must be reconciled with the House budget, and then signed by the President. But it's a major step in that direction - more than we've seen from the Senate in a long time.

And this is AFTER taking the 2% "cuts" of sequestration into account. So in reality, the Senate passed a 6.6% increase, and then trimmed it by the 2% required by sequestration, to wind up with a 4.6% increase in spending.

So, for those of you who thought sequestration would cut our spending, welcome to Washington. It didn't cut anything. We still wound up with an increase in spending. Just less of an increase than the big-govt advocates were hoping for.

So, I'd like to know: If we are actually increasing spending by 4.6% over last year....

....why are we closing airport control towers that were able to stay open last year?

....why are we kicking cancer patients out of hospitals, that could have treated them last year?

[aboutime]

On March 22, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a budget, for the first time in four years. It is a $3.7 trillion budget, which is a 4.6% increase over last year's $3.538 trillion in spending.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100584821
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_federal_budget

Of course, this Senate budget isn't law yet. It must be reconciled with the House budget, and then signed by the President. But it's a major step in that direction - more than we've seen from the Senate in a long time.

And this is AFTER taking the 2% "cuts" of sequestration into account. So in reality, the Senate passed a 6.6% increase, and then trimmed it by the 2% required by sequestration, to wind up with a 4.6% increase in spending.

So, for those of you who thought sequestration would cut our spending, welcome to Washington. It didn't cut anything. We still wound up with an increase in spending. Just less of an increase than the big-govt advocates were hoping for.

So, I'd like to know: If we are actually increasing spending by 4.6% over last year....

....why are we closing airport control towers that were able to stay open last year?

....why are we kicking cancer patients out of hospitals, that could have treated them last year?


Little-Acorn. Something Obama, and the Democrats are never willing to admit, but more Americans are slowly learning is.
What Obama, and the Democrats describe, and whine about as CUTS is....in fact. Future Spending they wanted to do, but not budgeted to increase while EVERYTHING stays the same.
Much like the word INVESTMENT, when spoken by Obama, or any Democrat is nothing more than a CODE WORD for Increasing Taxes.

Obama and the Democrats are Master's at Intentionally NOT mentioning things. What they DON'T SAY is what they are actually trying to fool the Uneducated, Easily led portion of our nation who believes Everything they hear...as long as it sounds good to them since they HONESTLY have no idea about anything.
It's just that simple. As long as the People....a large percentage of them, remain Uninformed, and Uneducated enough. Obama and the Democrats maintain control over them.
Bottom line. Obama and the Democrats call NO NEW SPENDING.....Cuts!