HomeUploadUpload DirectHotlinkRandomAbouttheme toggle
Expand

Sequester Shocker: It Feels Like Nothing's Changed

Views:1000
@ReasonVids

It's been over a month since the automatic federal spending cuts known as "the sequester" kicked in and Reason TV's Kennedy reports from the suddenly-mean streets of Washington, D.C.

Before sequestration began on March 1, President Barack Obama warned that budget trims of up to $85 billion in 2013 would force brutal and devastating shutdowns of programs related to everything from vaccination to school lunches. The director of the National Zoo told the Washington Post he feared he might have to shut down popular exhibits featuring lions and tigers.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told travelers to expect much longer lines at airports due to cuts for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The White House even cancelled tours of the president's home.

So just how brutal is post-sequester life in the nation's capital now that as much as 2 percent of annual federal spending is on the chopping block?

About 2 minutes. Produced by Joshua Swain. Written by Kennedy and Nick Gillespie.

Please subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube channel and like and share this video! Go to http://reason.com/reasontv for downloadable versions of all our videos.

For Reason's coverage of sequestration, go here: http://reason.com/tags/sequestration

sequesteration
,
sequester
,
budget
,
government spending
,
white house
,
tsa
,
barack obama
,
reason tv
,
kennedy
,
washington
,
dc
,
zoo
,
national
,
airport
,
lines
,
cuts
,
janet napolitano
,
nick gillespie
    Thumbnail for Can Computers Replace Teachers?: Reason's Katherine Mangu-Ward21:38
    Can Computers Replace Teachers?: Reason's Katherine Mangu-Ward
    ReasonVids
    917 views
    Thumbnail for Homer's typing Bird3:33
    Homer's typing Bird
    clips
    1019 views
    Thumbnail for Smuggling USB Drives to Fight North Korean Propoganda #SWSW2:24
    Smuggling USB Drives to Fight North Korean Propoganda #SWSW
    ReasonVids
    877 views
    Thumbnail for Can a White Libertarian Man Represent NY's Chinatown? Meet Dan O'Connor.4:11
    Can a White Libertarian Man Represent NY's Chinatown? Meet Dan O'Connor.
    ReasonVids
    978 views
    Thumbnail for The Oscars Are Dead | Grunt Speak Live2:59:40
    The Oscars Are Dead | Grunt Speak Live
    Terrence Popp
    1219 views
    Thumbnail for Adolf Hitler Speech Faith in a Better Humanity3:26
    Adolf Hitler Speech Faith in a Better Humanity
    NachtWaffen
    900 views
    Thumbnail for La guerra atomica non è poi così male - Il Controcanto - Rassegna stampa di Francesco Toscano | Visione TV45:20
    La guerra atomica non è poi così male - Il Controcanto - Rassegna stampa di Francesco Toscano | Visione TV
    invidious
    185 views
    Thumbnail for Jews seethe at anything beautiful0:08
    Jews seethe at anything beautiful
    bestofvoatxyz
    2737 views
    Thumbnail for The Last Stand of Implicit Whiteness18:05
    The Last Stand of Implicit Whiteness
    murdochmurdoch
    1467 views
    Thumbnail for This is what happens when you want to go for a walk, but the dog wants to go swimming0:59
    This is what happens when you want to go for a walk, but the dog wants to go swimming
    bestofvoatxyz
    2179 views
    Thumbnail for *Chirp*0:25
    *Chirp*
    bestofupgoat
    327 views
    Thumbnail for How Jay Leno Changed the Politics of Late Night8:48
    How Jay Leno Changed the Politics of Late Night
    ReasonVids
    1059 views
    Thumbnail for U.S. Supreme Court Case: Can States Block Newcomers from Earning a Living?6:20
    U.S. Supreme Court Case: Can States Block Newcomers from Earning a Living?
    IJvids
    915 views
    Thumbnail for Messi & Ronaldo FIFA25 Cover 🔥🤯 | Hoanftbl0:20
    Messi & Ronaldo FIFA25 Cover 🔥🤯 | Hoanftbl
    invidious
    110 views
    Thumbnail for Sideshow Bob & The Democrats0:15
    Sideshow Bob & The Democrats
    bestofsaidit
    1706 views
    Thumbnail for Frenche police used flashlights preventing to film Champs-Élysées0:09
    Frenche police used flashlights preventing to film Champs-Élysées
    bestofvoatxyz
    509 views
    Thumbnail for Too Much Copyright8:57
    Too Much Copyright
    ReasonVids
    1020 views
    Thumbnail for Tim Allen Doom - Episode 1: Knee-Deep in the Tools | Marisa the Magician1:02:47
    Tim Allen Doom - Episode 1: Knee-Deep in the Tools | Marisa the Magician
    invidious
    422 views
    Thumbnail for Why did 343 FIX this? | Tomahawk0:31
    Why did 343 FIX this? | Tomahawk
    invidious
    367 views
    Thumbnail for Elephant steals sugarcane off passing trucks1:42
    Elephant steals sugarcane off passing trucks
    bestofupgoat
    512 views
    Thumbnail for What is a monoid? | All Angles8:46
    What is a monoid? | All Angles
    invidious
    386 views
    Thumbnail for Institutional Racism: Another Sorry Excuse9:18
    Institutional Racism: Another Sorry Excuse
    AmericanRenaissance
    1562 views
    Thumbnail for Can Bitcoin Survive a Hard Fork? Xapo's Wences Casares on Block Size and Bitcoin's Future10:04
    Can Bitcoin Survive a Hard Fork? Xapo's Wences Casares on Block Size and Bitcoin's Future
    ReasonVids
    909 views
    Thumbnail for Governments local to national are ignoring your rights.0:35
    Governments local to national are ignoring your rights.
    IJvids
    850 views
    Thumbnail for Marriage is between a man and a woman. Later that day they drove Sleepy Joe to a re-education camp.0:45
    Marriage is between a man and a woman. Later that day they drove Sleepy Joe to a re-education camp.
    bestofvoatxyz
    801 views

points

Permalink
Reply
sequesteration
,
sequester
,
budget
,
government spending
,
white house
,
tsa
,
barack obama
,
reason tv
,
kennedy
,
washington
,
dc
,
zoo
,
national
,
airport
,
lines
,
cuts
,
janet napolitano
,
nick gillespie
TOS  •  Add Keywords  •  Donate  •   Analytics  •   DMCA  •   Puzzle