Okay, so fire all the women, foreigners, and gays and lesbians and trans people. Whatever jobs are then left undone I'm sure will be the unimportant ones.
I don't really mean to be flip, but I'm not sure what anyone wants out of this. This is a move calculated to make news, please his base, and keep attention on him. Has zip to do with costs or "issues."
You say there are issues with gays and lesbians and then it seems to retire from the discussion. What are the issues? A minute ago expense was the issue, then it turned out it wasn't the only one, then there are unspecified issues.
Expense ~ Dollar ~ Cost ~ is always the Bottom Line when it involves the Government.
Because you have to consider;
The "Government" manufactures, makes, produces, NOTHING!
Thus "THEY" have ZERO funds to fund their "compelled" statutes.
The Government that introduces a NEW idea, bill, statue, that REQUIRES funding ~
bottom line means ~ One group is going to BENEFIT and another group is going to PAY!
Fact is;
The group who WANTS the Benefit, of course wants the Statute to be effected.
AND
The group who IS GOING TO GET STUCK funding the Statute, that doesn't benefit them, doesn't want it effected.
Fact is;
The Constitutional provisions was designed that EVERYONE would put into the POT equally and EVERYONE would benefit equally.
And because the Government itself has exceeded it bounds of authority; (in all aspects, of equal burdening collection, and equal benefiting dispersing, of things LIMITED by the Constitution); the sword wielding on differences lands among the people at large, and the Government (har har split between Two parties), simply instigates and promotes the continuing fight between the people, and (THEY, ie the Government , servants) simply enjoy their luxury life-style, and do what they want.
It always has to do with COST. And WHO that COST will land on.
I do not need to give you the step by step, all encompassing, issues that arise when ONE is given "special" treatment, and "others" are not.
What do you think "don't ask, don't tell" was about? Precisely, if one wants to serve in the military, do so, according to THEIR rules and leave your "special" interests, complaints, wants, out of it the mix.
God Bless,
SBC