8 Things that Cost as Much as Sequestration
Remember when Congress voted to bail out the big Wall Street behemoth American International Group in 2008? That cost taxpayers $85 billion, the same amount the Sequester will cut from domestic and defense programs this year.
Remember when Congress voted to bail out the big Wall Street behemoth American International Group in 2008? That cost taxpayers $85 billion, the same amount the Sequester will cut from domestic and defense programs this year.
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The $85 billion in spending cuts is just $10 million more than what Americans spent on beer in 2011.
The $85 billion in spending cuts is just $10 million more than what Americans spent on beer in 2011.
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In 1975, the Pentagon’s budget was $85 billion, equal to the sequester cuts that will take 9 percent of spending out of the DOD’s $525 billion 2013 budget.
In 1975, the Pentagon’s budget was $85 billion, equal to the sequester cuts that will take 9 percent of spending out of the DOD’s $525 billion 2013 budget.
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The sequester spending cuts account for just 17 percent of the $479 billion Americans spent on gasoline in 2012.
The sequester spending cuts account for just 17 percent of the $479 billion Americans spent on gasoline in 2012.
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The budget cuts are about twice the cost of the $42 billion Beijing Olympics.
The budget cuts are about twice the cost of the $42 billion Beijing Olympics.
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Every two years, the federal government loses $85 billion from improper payments to the $555 billion-a-year Medicare program, which is exempt from the sequester.
Every two years, the federal government loses $85 billion from improper payments to the $555 billion-a-year Medicare program, which is exempt from the sequester.
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The sequester accounts for just 13 percent of the $654.4 billion Americans spent on groceries in 2011.
The sequester accounts for just 13 percent of the $654.4 billion Americans spent on groceries in 2011.
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If the Federal Government were to move forward with a White House Petition request to construct a death star, the sequester would only account for one hundred thousandth of the total cost, One hundred thousandth of the cost of building the death star
If the Federal Government were to move forward with a White House Petition request to construct a death star, the sequester would only account for one hundred thousandth of the total cost, which the OMB projected would be $850,000,000,000,000,000.
Pretty sure that sequestration has an exhaust port too. <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/DS-1_Orbital_Battle_Station" target="_blank">Wookiepedia</a>