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21 Terrible Budget Cuts That Will Hurt America If Sequester Hits

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The heads of nearly every government agency have announced their plans to implement sequestration, and the results aren't pretty. 

Sequestration cuts will result in $85 billion of across-the-board budget reductions for each non-exempt government agency in 2013. 

Every agency will have to deal with a budget reduction, but some will have to take especially brutal measures.

600,000 low-income women and children could be thrown off the Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

Source: Department of Agriculture



Budget cuts for animal disease prevention and response will lead to a higher probability of disease outbreaks among livestock.

Source: Department of Agriculture



The Treasury will have to cut investigations of international money-laundering, including schemes to send cash to terrorist organizations and drug cartels.

Source: Department of the Treasury



See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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