Sequester day is here

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This is why I pointed out the pay differential of people doing the same job at the same skill level.

If you understand that not every government worker is making more than their private sector equivalent, why did you make the following statement?

You will still make more than someone with thr same job title in the private sector.

This has kind of gotten off topic. The fact remains that political appointees and member of the administration have made a conscience decision to make the sequester cuts hurt as many people as possible instead of budgeting the cuts in a manner that would leave people unaffected.

It's a fact the congress could not agree on an alternative to sequestration (at least not yet), but this discussion is not off topic. The effects of sequestration are very important when deciding whether to make a deal or to let sequestration happen. Many politicians are saying sequestration isn't a big deal and hence, why bother compromising. If you assume every single government worker is overpaid based on an average, you are implying furloughed employees don't deserve much sympathy, but that is not the case. To be fair, I do believe the Obama administration is making it sound overly apocalyptic. We are not politicians on this forum and thus, we have nothing to gain from echoing the exaggeration coming from both sides of the political arena.