How Will Sequestration Cuts Affect Salisbury?
Friday's possible government spending cuts triggered by sequestration could affect local residents
You might have to wait longer to get through airport security if TSA agents are furloughed. And neighbors who rely on social services could face even greater hardships if automatic "sequestration" spending cuts trickle down from Washington, D.C. to the local level on Friday. "Many could lose child care, medical benefits, low-cost housing and other very necessary resources," said John Toner of Turning Point, an Allentown-based agency that helps victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse across the Lehigh Valley. Statewide, sequestration cuts would eliminate job search assistance for about 37,000 people and furlough 26,000 Department of Defense civilian contractors, Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat, said Monday. Pennsylvania would also lose $73…
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Rich
6:12 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
OK, kids ( Senators) . You just cannot afford those expensive NIKI shoes right now. You'll have to settle for the cheaper brand or get a job to pay the difference. There is only so much in our families budget children. more ›