Prisoners to Join IRS Workers in U.S. Spending-Cut Fallout
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The U.S. will lock down prisoners, furlough Internal Revenue Service workers, and rely on Russia to get astronauts into space to cope with $85 billion in federal spending reductions due to begin tomorrow.
Defense gets about half the cuts, with the rest spread throughout the federal government. Agencies need to draw equally from every “project, program and activity,” according to a law designed to be so painful leaders would find alternative spending plans. Military pay, veterans’ benefits and Social Security benefits will be exempt from the reductions.