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Sequestration's Potential Impact On San Diego

The $85 billion budget-cutting sequestrations could affect everything from commercial flights to classrooms to meat inspections. Domestic and defense spending alike would be trimmed, leading to furloughs for hundreds of thousands of government workers and contractors. KPBS takes an in-depth look at the potential impact on San Diego.
Carl Luna, a political science professor at San Diego Mesa College, and Marney Cox, the chief economist at the San Diego Association of Governments, talk to KPBS about the potential impacts of sequestration.
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  • If Congress fails to make a deal on government spending before Friday, California will lose roughly $88 million in K-12 funding; $2.5 million to help the state respond to public health threats; $54 million for military bases; $5.4 million for programs like Meals On Wheels; and $400 million in civilian Defense Department cuts, resulting in 64,000 employees being furloughed.
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Surrounded by first responders who may be impacted by looming budget cuts, U.S. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building February 19, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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