Shipyard Visit

President Obama warns about the effects of automatic spending cuts as he speaks to shipyard workers at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia on Tuesday. (McClatchy-Tribune / February 26, 2013)

  • Related

  • What do you think?
    (Note: This is an unscientific poll.)

    How much will the automatic March 1 federal spending cuts hurt?

    • Not much at all. President Obama is exaggerating the pain in an attempt to get Congress to come up with a deal to stop the cuts.
    • They will hurt badly. Thousands of Connecticut jobs will likely be lost, and that will mean more anguish for the unemployed, a longer recovery here and more taxpayer help for the jobless.
    • They will hurt some, but they won’t affect most people directly. Some federal jobs will be lost over time, but most people won’t be affected personally.
  • Topics
  • Tea Party Movement
  • Richard Blumenthal
  • U.S. Congress
  • See more topics »

8:34 p.m. EST, February 1, 2013

The automatic spending cuts that are going into effect this week if Congress doesn’t stop them will result in tens of thousands of job losses, Sen. Richard Blumenthal says. But one poll shows Americans don’t care much, maybe because of fatigue over constant budget battles in Washington. Will the “sequester,” as it’s known, hurt Connecticut a lot or only a little? Are Democrats exaggerating its impact? Or are Republicans blind to its pain? What’s your view?

NEWS AND VIEWS

Sequester's Looming Meat Ax Coming At Connecticut
Courant editorial, Feb. 26

Looming Cuts Spur Mass Release of Illegal Immigrants
New York Times, Feb. 26

Get Our iPad App!

Tea party owes this victory to 'establishment'
Right Turn blog, Washington Post, Feb. 26

Public pays little attention to federal spending cuts, poll shows
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 26