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Originally Posted by SamIam

All of the above is written in my own words. My major source for the information came from the non partisan outfit, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: http://www.cbpp.org/files/7-25-11bud-stmt.pdf.

The Statement you linked to was released in July before the passage of the actual bill. Here is the Statement the CBPP released after passage:

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3555

It didn't turn out like Mr. Greenstein anticipated, half the automatic cuts are in defense, and your original post is dead on arrival.

Also, "in my own words" doesn't mean barely rewriting the original and adding "grapes of wrath" hand-wringing.