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Old 02-25-2013, 08:54 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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Of course it is not. That's like if you were $500,000 in credit card debt and instead of spending $10,000 a month, you spend $9,900 instead, when you've been spending $9,500 for months. A real spending cut would mean some real cutting not increasing but claiming they're increasing spending a wee bit less than they wanted.
It's already been explained to him clearly, in the OP.

And he tried as hard as he could to ignore it.

If he didn't read that, what makes you think he's going to read yours?
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:55 PM
 
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Try reading.
I read we are spending less than projected.

That isn't cutting spending?
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:55 PM
 
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Yes, I did.
No, you didn't.

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I read we are spending less than projected.

That isn't cutting spending?
No, that's not cutting spending. Seriously? What kind of logic is this?
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:56 PM
 
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It's already been explained to him clearly, in the OP.

And he tried as hard as he could to ignore it.

If he didn't read that, what makes you think he's going to read yours?
So you're on board with the saying that cutting spending isn't cutting spending?
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:57 PM
 
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So you're on board with the saying that cutting spending isn't cutting spending?
No, he's on board with the saying that spending more than you did before is not cutting spending.
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:57 PM
 
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No, you didn't.



No, that's not cutting spending. Seriously? What kind of logic is this?
Yes, I did.
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:57 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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I read we are spending less than projected.

That isn't cutting spending?
By George, I think he's got it.

Back to the subject:
Why didn't any of these terrible firings, furloughs etc. happen THIS year, when we had even less spending than in the "disastrous" year coming next year where we will get a 7% spending increase?
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:58 PM
 
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So spending less isn't a spending cut?
Of course it is not. That's like if you were $500,000 in credit card debt and instead of spending $10,000 a month, you spend $9,900 instead, when you've been spending $9,500 for months. A real spending cut would mean some real cutting not increasing but claiming they're increasing spending a wee bit less than they wanted.
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Old 02-25-2013, 08:59 PM
 
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No, he's on board with the saying that spending more than you did before is not cutting spending.
Ok. Spending less isn't cutting spending. Gotcha.
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Old 02-25-2013, 09:00 PM
 
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No, you didn't.



No, that's not cutting spending. Seriously? What kind of logic is this?
Spending less isn't spending less?
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