The Devasation of Sequestration

[Shady]

Well folks, the numbers are in, and it doesn't look good...

One person lost their job. Yep, that's right. The automatic budget cuts that kicked in last year resulted in the loss of one federal employee being layed off according to a new report by the GAO, the federal government accountability office.

Report finds one federal layoff from sequester

Buried in a GAO report from March is a finding that in all of the federal government, the Justice Department alone laid off one staff member as a result of the $80.5 billion in automatic spending cuts implemented in 2013 as a result of the sequester

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The Obama administration and Democrats last year claimed that sequestration would be devastating to the government and to the wider economy. Republicans have repeatedly questioned those claims, calling them scare tactics.

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/205472-coburn-outraged-after-report-finds-budget-cuts-caused-one-layoff

As it turns out, nearly every agency or department that was affected by sequestration, limited bonuses, cut travel, and limited overtime to meet its budgetary requirements. Gee, what a concept!

[Argus]

You do realize that sequestration is a multi-year reduction in budgets, right? The US Army alone is scheduled to lose as many as 100,000 soldiers over the next few years. Other agencies can reduce 'headcount' by simply not replacing retiring workers. That doesn't meant they can do as much as they used to do, however. For example, the IRS won't be able to conduct as many audits, and if you try to call them up to ask questions you're in for a long wait.

[On Guard for Thee]

Now don't be raining on Shady's Obama bashing parade with facts.