Sequester pain
The pain of the sequester is very focused in order to maximize public pain. This is done so constituents will write their congresscritters to increase spending.
Here is a two-fer of where there is no pain. First, from
The Washington Times:
Washington airports spared sequester impacts
The chief of the FAA told Congress today that Washington-area airports will largely escape the effects of the air traffic controller furloughs � a blessing for lawmakers who fly out of the nation�s capitol.
Red state airports -- massive furloughs. Blue state airports - no massive furloughs.
And yes, it is that political...
Second -- from
The Hill:
No furloughs for ObamaCare officials
The office implementing most of President Obama's healthcare law is not furloughing its workers as a result of sequestration, its director said Wednesday.
Gary Cohen, director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, said Wednesday that his office has not cut its workers' hours and pay as a result of the automatic budget cuts that went into effect in March.
Republicans have accused the Obama administration of politicizing the sequester by targeting highly visible programs like airport security and White House tours.
The fact that ObamaCare officials haven't been furloughed shows that the cuts are political, Rep. Greg Harper (R-Miss.) said Wednesday.
Chicago-style politics, nothing more...
Posted by DaveH at April 24, 2013 1:48 PM