The Impact of the Sequester on Communities Across America
A State By State Look
By Anna Chu
In fiscal year 2013 alone, states stand to lose an estimated $6.4 billion in federal funding. Taking a meat cleaver to spending in such a blunt, unfocused manner would send a shockwave through our economy and would hurt countless American families.
Read more—and see how your state would be affected.
Sequestration Takes a Big Bite out of Economic Growth
Tallying the Costs
By Adam Hersh
The sequester is set to do more damage to the U.S. economy if politicians fail to stop it. The projected effect of the sequester will be to lower U.S. economic output by $287 billion from where we would be without any fiscal contraction—barely ahead of where the U.S. economy was at the end of 2012. Read more.
10 Ways the Sequester Will Expose Americans to Health Risks and Other Perils
By Daniel Weiss, Michael Conathan, and Jessica Goad
Sequestration will have major—and negative—impacts on energy and environmental management agencies.Here’s how it will affect all Americans.
Sequestration Threatens to Further Exacerbate Educational Disparities in America
By Juliana Herman and Kaitlin Pennington
Make no mistake: It is children who will feel the impact of these automatic cuts. Read more. | Sequestration May Do Little to Reduce the Deficit
By Scott Lilly
The sequester won’t reduce the deficit by anything close to the $85 billion that’s being advertised. What’s more, it may not reduce the deficit at all. Read more.
Sequestration is 'Not a Game'
By Rudy deLeon
The outgoing secretary’s last words of warning on budget sequestration to leaders in Washington have big implications.Read more.
Infographic: Children and Families with Disabilities Smacked by Sequester
By Sarah Baron
If Congress fails to act, the sequester will hit several key programs that serve individuals with disabilities.
View the infographic.
Top 10 Reasons Why People of Color Should Care About Sequestration
By Sophia Kerby
Sequestration will impact all Americans but will have a particularly harmful effect on communities of color. Read more. |
