Massachusetts Would See More Than $91.6 Million in Cuts Under Sequester
Do you wonder what the 'sequester' will mean for Massachusetts? A White House report gives examples of where federal aid would be cut.
Massachusetts would see more than $91 million in federal funds cut from a myriad of programs if Congress fails to act this week to avoid the sequester, the Obama Administration said Sunday. In a move designed to pressure Republicans into accepting new taxes on the wealthy as part of a deal to prevent the sequester from taking effect on Friday, the White House released reports that outlined how those cuts would impact individual states, The Huffington Post reported. Here are some examples of what's on the chopping block for us here in Massachusetts, according to the report: After the reports were released, congressional Republicans criticized the Obama administration for the PR move, The Huffington Post reported. “Rather than issuing last-…
Karl Ian Sagal
3:53 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Why is it that when the President raised the taxes of all working people by 2% this January 1, it was supposed to not be that big a deal. We all took that 2% pay cut or reduction to our budgets without a major crisis. But, now with a 2% cut facing the federal government, which will still leave more money to spend this year over last year, all of the sudden putting the army and all teachers out of… more ›