life. But this sequester comes at the wrong time, and it is a bit too
drastic, so it will have a chilling effect on the economy. We really needto
consider a "prosperous way down", and work to achieve it gradually and
There is never a bad time for a sequester. The federal employment is not real employment. DoD can stand a minimum of 50%-75% reduction in personnel, that department has been a cash cow for pork barrel politicians since the end of WWII, they won't be missed and everyone knows it. And as for these fake little communities out in the middle of nowhere dependent entirely on Defense spending, they can just fold, the people moved there for the jobs to begin with so now they can just move somewhere else for work. This is a sickcountry.