When they chose not to come to the table and stop the sequester, Republicans in Congress put tax breaks for the rich over middle-class families. Here's how the #GOPsequester is affecting communities across the country.


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  1. The Pentagon says the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration could leave the U.S. with a military that is simply unprepared for the most challenging combat missions. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told Congress in April that the military is eating its seed corn.

    The Pentagon says the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration could leave the U.S. with a military that is simply unprepared for the most challenging combat missions. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told Congress in April that the military is eating its seed corn.

    (Source: NPR)

  2. “When flight delays caused long lines at airports recently, Bob and Betty Mills said they watched as Congress acted and made it all go away. “That’s not happening at the Ormond Beach Senior Center, where meals are no longer being served on Thursdays as a result of the same federal budget cuts that had forced furloughs on air-traffic controllers.”

    “When flight delays caused long lines at airports recently, Bob and Betty Mills said they watched as Congress acted and made it all go away.

    “That’s not happening at the Ormond Beach Senior Center, where meals are no longer being served on Thursdays as a result of the same federal budget cuts that had forced furloughs on air-traffic controllers.”

    (Source: news-journalonline.com)

  3. Dave Lee, a volunteer, center, serves dinner to Louis Walraven, left, and Lena Talbot, right, at Marion Senior Services on Southwest 20th Court in Ocala, Fla. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Marion Senior Services will be losing $78,000 in federal funding, $50,000 of which is for the congregate dining program. That translates into 6,000 meals for the rest of the year.

    Dave Lee, a volunteer, center, serves dinner to Louis Walraven, left, and Lena Talbot, right, at Marion Senior Services on Southwest 20th Court in Ocala, Fla. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Marion Senior Services will be losing $78,000 in federal funding, $50,000 of which is for the congregate dining program. That translates into 6,000 meals for the rest of the year.

    (Source: ocala.com)

  4. "Meanwhile, the five largest public oil companies continue to make billions of dollars in profits every quarter while receiving special tax breaks from Congress. None of this makes sense, especially when sequestration is forcing steep automatic across-the-board cuts in college assistance, cancer research, and other middle-class programs. It’s time to ask the huge profit-making big five oil companies to pay their fair share."
    http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2013/05/02/62098/big-oil-profits-and-tax-breaks-remain-high-despite-sequestration-cuts/

  5. Stark County: Budget cuts end life-saving rides for dialysis patients | wkyc.com

    Deborah Flowers sits outside her Stark County home, waiting for her ride to life-sustaining dialysis treatment.

    Then she received a shocking letter in the mail.

    The non-profit agency that transports Flowers and nearly 20 other dialysis patients announced that the service was ending immediately due to federal sequester budget cuts.

  6. “But federal funding for senior nutrition has been reduced by budget cuts known as sequestration, meaning less food for old people here and elsewhere. The White House has said the cuts would mean 4 million fewer meals for seniors this year, while the Meals On Wheels Association of America put the loss at 19 million meals. In general, the federal government subsidizes only a portion of the cost of every meal, so whether individual seniors will stop receiving food really depends on the circumstances of whatever local agency serves them.”

    “But federal funding for senior nutrition has been reduced by budget cuts known as sequestration, meaning less food for old people here and elsewhere. The White House has said the cuts would mean 4 million fewer meals for seniors this year, while the Meals On Wheels Association of America put the loss at 19 million meals. In general, the federal government subsidizes only a portion of the cost of every meal, so whether individual seniors will stop receiving food really depends on the circumstances of whatever local agency serves them.”

    (Source: The Huffington Post)