> Your second-hand source doesn't show "tons of budget cuts." It says that the 2012 budget is 20% less than the budget four years earlier We may have different

> Your second-hand source doesn't show "tons of budget cuts." It says that the 2012 budget is 20% less than the budget four years earlier We may have different definitions of "budget cut." That, or you object to the adjective I used. What adjective you would use if your pay was cut by 20% for four years? I suppose most people would use a four-letter one, but I could be wrong. To be honest, though, I consider this whole thread a derail. I wanted to find out how the federal courts were doing, not to get attacked by someone stressed out over taxes.