How Sequestration Will Affect Federal Research Agencies

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday February 21, 2013 @10:23PM from the turning-the-lights-off dept.

carmendrahl writes "Unless Congress and the White House act before March 1, the automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester will kick in. And federal agencies are bracing for the fiscal impact. Federal agencies and the White House are releasing details about how these cuts will affect their operations. If the cuts take effect, expect fewer inspections to the food supply, cuts to programs that support cleanups at former nuclear plants, and plenty of researcher layoffs, among other things."

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Re:Same old same old by Anonymous Coward · 2013-02-22 01:39 · Score: 0, Troll

Private companies, when faced with budget shortfalls, make across the board budget cuts all the time.
Bullshit. They close down some departments here and there and sack a few thousand workers, socialize any debt and get bailed out by the govt to the thunderous applause of the republicans and libertarians who see government supporting private industry as its only function and then they give massive pay increases and bonuses to the executives because they "saved the company"
Wake up you moron.