This article is referring to the recent spending cuts issued by our government in order to slowly get rid of our enormous deficit. But this article is mainly focusing on Northern Virginia and the effects of one of the largest decreases in national spending of all time. The author does a great job starting the article painting a picture of Virginia after the sequestration: "wait in line here for the 595 bus to Reston, Va., a journey across a suburbia grown fat and happy on a federal spending boom in the past decade" making it clear that these Northern Virginians have been "feasting on US funds" and spending more than they need to be more than comfortable. And while these neighbors of ours are enjoying the fattening of their wallets, the rest of the nation has been full of unemployment and typical recessionary adjectives. Meanwhile unemployment has never moved past 5% in Arlington County, Virginia. But with the spending cuts, Virginia is hit the hardest with the largest portion of the $85 billion dollar decrease. And sadly, as the author points out, Virginian employees will drop by 90,000 and a salary decrease of 20% will be put into effect. Basically, in short, the author is making it clear that not even the wealthy, suburban dwellers will escape the effects of the sequestration, for it is something that will change the nations dynamic for many years to come.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/us/politics/virginias-feast-on-us-funds-nears-an-end.html?hp&_r=0
Author: Trip Gabriel
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