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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Union Chief Blasts Budget Cuts

The head of a leading federal employees union said Thursday that budget cuts called for by the White House for federal agencies will have a devastating effect on the economy and could also reduce public services.

John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said in a statement that the Office of Management and Budget guidance unveiled this week would translate into lost jobs in a down economy. The administration instructed agencies to plan for their 2013 budget to fall between 5 percent and 10 percent below this year's spending levels.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Union Chief Blasts Budget Cuts"

Read: You civilian taxpayer slaves get out there and make more money so we can take it!

Anonymous said...

Of course a union would say that...even if untrue. I don't believe them no more than I believe obammy or any other pol

Unknown said...

Simple solution is to cut pay with every budget cut and nobody loses their job. The exception is Congress. We need to cut military pension benefits in order to keep funding the Congressional retirement plan.

Anonymous said...

We need to cut military pension benefits in order to keep funding the Congressional retirement plan.

August 20, 2011 7:09 PM

Yeah, isn't that something? And congress has how many millionaires?

Anonymous said...

Who is this guy looking at? Look at his eyes! Too funny.