The Farce of Obamas Expenditure Cuts
A while back President Obama asked his cabinet to cut $100 million in expenditures. Most people laughed, but some lauded the measure in spite of its token size.
Now, we hear that an Obama supported plan to erase that savings by giving all Federal workers four weeks paid time off after the birth or adoption of a child. This plan will cost $140 million. That you can even propose such a ridiculous idea at a time like this is so incredibly maddening and it’s no surprise that I have major issues with this plan.
My qualms center on three main points: 1) four weeks is too long; 2) the employee sacrifices nothing; 3) government has no money for the program. Of course, the most devastating impact of this legislation may come from the potential it has to set a precedent for future action (in the private sector).
Granted, this is one of many additional expenditures created since the cost cutting news spectacle, but I thought it was illustrative to show just how quickly those savings could be erased.
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