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This is what austerity looks like... and it's just the beginning
Only 4 days after the March 1st Sequester deadline, people around our nation are already starting to feel the pinch of austerity. Customs and Border Protection reduced overtime for TSA agents over the weekend, and delays at some airports were up 200%. According to the statement released by that agency, “lanes that would have previously been open due to overtime staffing were closed, further exacerbating wait times at airports.” Additional workforce reductions are expected in the coming weeks, so airport officials say the problem will get even worse.
And TSA agents aren't the only ones feeling the pain. The Georgia Department of Labor issued a press release Monday to inform people receiving extended unemployment benefits that they will soon see a 10.7% reduction in their weekly checks. In Georgia, the maximum amount someone can receive under EUC benefits is only $330, and the average is just $260. A ten percent cut in those benefits won't just hurt struggling families, but will have a larger impact to the local economy as people will have less money to spend.
Even in Republican's most cherished industry – defense – people are feeling the pain of austerity. Yesterday, General Dynamics, a company that constructs U.S. Navy ships, warned employees that over 1,000 people will be laid off indefinitely in April, because of the sequester. In less than a week, Republican austerity measures are already wreaking havoc on working people throughout our nation.
It isn't difficult to see how cuts like these will have a broad impact on our economy. We need to be investing in our nation, not cutting off people's economic lifelines. That's why we need to support the Congressional Progressive Caucus's Balancing Act, which invests in America's future, instead of dooming us to austerity.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Is it time to tie the Minimum Wage to the cost of living? (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
The Best of the Rest...
Is it time to tie the Minimum Wage to the cost of living?- Neal Asbury, The Neal Asbury Show 
Time to legalize cell phone unlocking- Derek Khanna, Conservative Columnist
Will California overturn Citizen's United?- David Cobb, Move to Amend
Daily Take: Why is Obama taking advice from a secretive billionaire?
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Monday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Swiss ko fatcats...ok paycuts...will we?
The Big Picture- Sam Sacks, The Big Picture producer, progressive commentator
Sequester...you ain't seen nothin' yet- Elliot Richardson, Small Business Advocacy Council-Chicago, IL
Hour Two: Dead fish, Banksters and the Sherman Act...
Article: " 27th Amendment. " No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened."
Hour Three: Time to ban "Big Sugar?"- Julie Gunlock, Women for Food Freedom Project / Independent Women's Forum
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: Conservatives DO love Big Government...- Steve Deace, Nationally syndicated conservative talk radio host
Hour Two: Why has the dollar depreciated so much since the 70's?- Dr. L. Randall Wray.
Hour Three: Why is Obama taking advice from a secretive billionaire?
And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program...your media support group for "we the people"...
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
This month marks ten years since our nation was lied into war by the Bush Administration...and still no-one has been charged with war crimes...I'll confront one of the key players, Douglas Feith who was the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy under George W. Bush from 2001-2005...
Plus, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program, Occupying The Media 3 hours a day 5 days a week" for "we the people"...Democracy is NOT a spectator sport...it begins with you...
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Thom's Poll
Is Jeb Bush planning for a 2016 Presidential run?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Why Obama Pardoning James Bordinaro is Important
The Good, The Bad, and The Very, Very, Muckibusly Ugly...
What will the Millennial Generation do?
Crazy Alert - Squirrel Found Guilty!
Slut Shaming Exposed...
Detroit will have a Dictator instead of Democracy
The Swiss have Cracked down on Fat Cats - Why Can't We?
Or watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
Full Show 3/4/13: Taking control of corporate America
In tonight's show, Thom discusses the tremendous growth that corporations and CEOs have seen over the past few years and why you need to roll back the Reagan tax cuts. And in the Daily Take, Thom explains why it is so important to bring back the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Thom Hartmann on The News: March 4, 2013
Thom vs. Julie Gunlock: Ban Big Sugar?
James Madison: Regulate Crooked Politicians
James Madison: Regulate Crooked Politicians
The Cancer Stage of Capitalism
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