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| Making sense of the US sequester – a guide to the best of the web | Making sense of the US sequester – a guide to the best of the web |
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| In the lead up to the Friday deadline for the Obama administration to implement the automatic spending cuts known as the sequester, economists and pundits everywhere are weighing in. To help you make sense of the facts and figures and furloughs, we're gathering the most useful and insightful commentary we can find around the web. Our reporters will be contributing to this list on Twitter, and we invite you to do the same: | In the lead up to the Friday deadline for the Obama administration to implement the automatic spending cuts known as the sequester, economists and pundits everywhere are weighing in. To help you make sense of the facts and figures and furloughs, we're gathering the most useful and insightful commentary we can find around the web. Our reporters will be contributing to this list on Twitter, and we invite you to do the same: |
| Why we need the sequester - Washington Post | Why we need the sequester - Washington Post |
| We are disputing the concept that the total failure of our politicians to even sit down and negotiate in hopes of averting what was once-considered a doomsday scenario is such a bad thing. In short: just because the sequester is a manufactured crisis doesn't mean it can't have the same effect as a non-manufactured crisis in waking up the body politic to the "have cake/eat it too" mentality that dominates not just Washington but the public at large – Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake via @RuthS | We are disputing the concept that the total failure of our politicians to even sit down and negotiate in hopes of averting what was once-considered a doomsday scenario is such a bad thing. In short: just because the sequester is a manufactured crisis doesn't mean it can't have the same effect as a non-manufactured crisis in waking up the body politic to the "have cake/eat it too" mentality that dominates not just Washington but the public at large – Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake via @RuthS |
| Budget impasse signals a shift in G.O.P.'s focus – New York Times | Budget impasse signals a shift in G.O.P.'s focus – New York Times |
| With so many rank-and-file Republicans adamant that they would rather see the cuts stand than raise any taxes, Speaker John A Boehner finds himself in a bind. Three times this year – on the tax deal to resolve the fiscal cliff, on a measure to suspend the debt ceiling and on a package of Hurricane Sandy relief – he has let legislation pass the House against the votes of a majority of Republicans. In 2011, Republicans accepted caps on military spending as well. Each time, the speaker has promised to stand his ground on the next showdown with the president. That showdown comes this week. – Jonathan Weisman and Ashley Parker via @StuartMillar159 | With so many rank-and-file Republicans adamant that they would rather see the cuts stand than raise any taxes, Speaker John A Boehner finds himself in a bind. Three times this year – on the tax deal to resolve the fiscal cliff, on a measure to suspend the debt ceiling and on a package of Hurricane Sandy relief – he has let legislation pass the House against the votes of a majority of Republicans. In 2011, Republicans accepted caps on military spending as well. Each time, the speaker has promised to stand his ground on the next showdown with the president. That showdown comes this week. – Jonathan Weisman and Ashley Parker via @StuartMillar159 |
| 12 ways the sequester will screw the poor – Mother Jones | 12 ways the sequester will screw the poor – Mother Jones |
| Public housing subsidies: $1.9 billion in cuts would affect 125,000 low-income people who would lose access to vouchers to help them with their rent. Foreclosure prevention: 75,000 fewer people would receive foreclosure prevention, rental, and homeless counseling services. Emergency housing: 100,000 formerly homeless people could be removed from their current emergency shelters. – Erika Eichelberger | Public housing subsidies: $1.9 billion in cuts would affect 125,000 low-income people who would lose access to vouchers to help them with their rent. Foreclosure prevention: 75,000 fewer people would receive foreclosure prevention, rental, and homeless counseling services. Emergency housing: 100,000 formerly homeless people could be removed from their current emergency shelters. – Erika Eichelberger |
| 5 reasons why the GOP might risk the sequester – The Week | 5 reasons why the GOP might risk the sequester – The Week |
| There is no one Republican Party today, and no one seems to speak for the majority of the party. Speaker of the House John Boehner wants a deal and knows he can't get one and is frustrated that the White House won't negotiate with him like it used to. Eric Cantor, his deputy, seems to be waiting to figure out what everyone else thinks. The real influential voices in the party — those who speak for the base — want the sequester to kick in. And there are five reasons, generally, why the GOP might be willing to risk the 2014 midterm elections and their majority on simply giving up and refusing to concede. – Marc Ambinder | There is no one Republican Party today, and no one seems to speak for the majority of the party. Speaker of the House John Boehner wants a deal and knows he can't get one and is frustrated that the White House won't negotiate with him like it used to. Eric Cantor, his deputy, seems to be waiting to figure out what everyone else thinks. The real influential voices in the party — those who speak for the base — want the sequester to kick in. And there are five reasons, generally, why the GOP might be willing to risk the 2014 midterm elections and their majority on simply giving up and refusing to concede. – Marc Ambinder |
| The US sequester: your essential guide to the cuts – The Guardian | The US sequester: your essential guide to the cuts – The Guardian |
| Which programs get hardest hit? There are so many programs implicated in the sequester that it would take months, and a team of data scientists, to answer that question. There do seem, however, to be some very significant cuts to programs designed to help low-income families, who are already suffering from the after-effects of the recession. Public housing subsidies, for instance, would be cut by $1.9bn, just as the costs for household items like food and gas rise. Those cuts to housing and rental assistance could hurt about 125,000 poor families, according to some estimates. – Heidi Moore | Which programs get hardest hit? There are so many programs implicated in the sequester that it would take months, and a team of data scientists, to answer that question. There do seem, however, to be some very significant cuts to programs designed to help low-income families, who are already suffering from the after-effects of the recession. Public housing subsidies, for instance, would be cut by $1.9bn, just as the costs for household items like food and gas rise. Those cuts to housing and rental assistance could hurt about 125,000 poor families, according to some estimates. – Heidi Moore |
| The state-by-state impacts of sequestration – Washington Post | The state-by-state impacts of sequestration – Washington Post |
| The White House on Sunday released 51 fact sheets detailing how the sequester cuts will impact each state and the District of Columbia as part of a last-ditch effort to spur lawmakers to act before Friday, when they will go into effect. Click to see what the White House says will happen in your state and the industries that affect you if the cuts happen. | The White House on Sunday released 51 fact sheets detailing how the sequester cuts will impact each state and the District of Columbia as part of a last-ditch effort to spur lawmakers to act before Friday, when they will go into effect. Click to see what the White House says will happen in your state and the industries that affect you if the cuts happen. |
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