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To: bentway who wrote (705909)	3/26/2013 12:54:11 PM
From: i-node	3 Recommendations Respond to of 1572965

>> what wrong with cutting something like White House tours - that don't contribute to anyone's health or welfare? I don't think anyone would have a problem with it, if only they had chosen to make a few other more visible cuts as well -- like the in the presidential vacation budget. As we are seeing, the sequester cuts overall were meaningless. As with any budgeting process, if you're not cutting enough that people actually feel the cuts, you're not cutting enough. And NO ONE is feeling the sequester cuts. Cut 10x the sequester and you've done something.

To: bentway who wrote (705909)	3/26/2013 2:48:28 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572965

Bentway, If Republicans insist on cutting government spending, what wrong with cutting something like White House tours - that don't contribute to anyone's health or welfare? Let's say we took both Obama and Trump at face value. Obama cut the White House tours because government has to cut its spending and the tours don't contribute to anyone's health or welfare. It's just a benefit for tourism and education. Trump comes along and says he wants to help fund the tours because he believes in the value of tourism and education. The logical conclusion should be that Obama accepts the money, reopens the tours, and thanks Trump for continuing the tradition. Of course that's not happening because Trump is an asshole, or Obama is an asshole, or both. Politics as usual. Tenchusatsu