Current Event #4: The Upcoming American Sequester

       With the USA in trillion dollars worth of debt, the issue of a sequester comes as no surprise. about $500 billion dollars are to be cut from the budget. These cuts are being made from domestic departments such as food inspection agencies, national park preservation, and housing aids. The sequester will also take money out of the Defense department and national security agencies. Although this holding of spending money is much needed, some are worried that these cuts in the Defense department will take a toll on military readiness. Congress has put the sequester off until March first as a part of the Fiscal Cliff deal and although there are plenty of doubts about the helpfulness of this decision, it will be the first step in illuminating American debt.

Statistics from: (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/politics/cnn-explains-sequestration) Accessed on April 12th, 2013
Photo from: (http://www.resilience.org/stories/2012-03-05/debt-and-transition-economy) Accessed on April 12th, 2013
                                       
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