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Old 01-17-2012, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Danzig View Post
that amount is a drop in the bucket. .
so is bringing a sack lunch to work when compared to mortgage/insurance payments but many of us do it.

And when considering

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White House officials estimated the consolidation would save $3 billion during the next 10 years and eliminate 1,000 to 2,000 jobs through attrition — as employees leave, they would not be replaced. The savings represent a tiny fraction of the overall federal budget of nearly $4 trillion annually.
To put it more into perspective the money we would have saved simply by not assisting Egypt is equal to the total amount Obama plans to save consolidating OVER TEN YEARS!
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