The sequester is right around the corner and its going to
happen if congress doesn’t act. On today President Obama took to the pulpit of
the White House to call on congress to get back to work and prevent a sequester
from happening.
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| President Barack Obama |
Obama cautioned that if the $85 billion in immediate cuts —
known as the sequester — occur, the full range of government would feel the
effects. Among those he listed: furloughed FBI agents, reductions in spending
for communities to pay police and fire personnel and teachers, and decreased
ability to respond to threats around the world.
Why want the Republicans take action on this matter, it’s
simple they don’t care. They are not even in session this week, and this is the
people business. They were elected to see after the people’s business and where
are they? HOME!
Republicans don’t even want to think about asking the
wealthiest Americans in this country to contribute a little bit more to prevent
this tragic disaster from happening to our economy and country. Obama called on
congressional Republicans to compromise and accept the Senate Democrats'
proposal.
The Democrats proposal includes plugging some tax loopholes.
Those include tax breaks for the oil and natural gas industry and businesses
that have sent jobs overseas, and by taxing millionaires at a rate of at least
30 percent. That’s not bad after these big businesses has invested overseas and
have taken jobs away from Americans right here at home. It’s the conservative
that has caused this problem for sure, and it’s the conservative that are
holding it up.
The sequester was first set to begin taking effect on Jan.
1. But as part of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations, the White House
and lawmakers agreed to push it off for two months in order to create space to
work on a larger budget deal. Signs of working on a new budget deal is not
known and there is no signs of such actions or talks.
Why do the Republicans want this to happen to American
families? Because they simply don’t care about the average and working class American.
