igniteamherst 2013 #02 sequestration's dirty secrets by jo comerford

SEQUESTRATION’SDIRTY SECRETS

Jo ComerfordExecutive Director

National Priorities Project

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[Very] random survey

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Question:

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Question:“What is

sequestration?”

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The answers

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Conclusion:

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Conclusion:The majority of

Americans have no idea

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Think…

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Think…Madonna in

Desperately Seeking Susan

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Sequestration:

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Sequestration:A bludgeon when we needed a calculator

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Doing the same thing over and over again and

expecting different results

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[IMAGE: basic 2013 budget pie with

mandatory, discretionary and

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Property tax hikes,

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Property tax hikes,Budget overrides,

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Property tax hikes,Budget overrides,

School fees,

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Property tax hikes,Budget overrides,

School fees,Toll roads,

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Property tax hikes,Budget overrides,

School fees,Toll roads,

Increased waste disposal fees,

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Property tax hikes,Budget overrides,

School fees,Toll roads,

Increased waste disposal fees,

and on and on…Wednesday, March 6, 13

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Giving up the cat

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Giving up the catwon’t be enough.

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Fifty Years of Federal Spendingand Tax Revenue(as percent of GDP)

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Fifty Years of Federal Spendingand Tax Revenue(as percent of GDP)

[IMAGE: just want the tax revenue, not the

spending]

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[IMAGE: corporate andindividual tax chart]

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Federal Budget

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You and me

Federal Budget

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You and me

Federal Budget

Massachusetts State Budget

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You and me Businesses

Federal Budget

Massachusetts State Budget Cities & Towns

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“Sequestration is madness,” she

wrote. “We should be out in the

streets.”

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SEQUESTRATION’SDIRTY SECRETS

Jo ComerfordExecutive Director

National Priorities Project

nationalpriorities.org

Wednesday, March 6, 13