It appears as though Republicans
and Democrats in Congress agree to disagree on
the federal budget, as we draw closer to the
March 1st deadline for the so-called
"sequester," or $120 billion in automatic cuts.
Many federal employees stand to be laid off,
including air traffic controllers and those in
the fields of defense and education, among
others, and those cuts of course have a ripple
effect on the economy.
The sequester concept was an idea so bad that it
was naively believed to force all parties
involved in the budget-making process to
compromise reasonably. The trouble is, there is
no reason left in Washington anymore. Not
to beat a dead horse, but rigid ideology is
once again at the root of our woes.