***I'm starting a sequestration thread***.

[Cleita]

Apparently, the effects are starting and people are posting threads who are affected. I thought we should gather them all in one place and this way we will know how DUers have been affected. When we get a crucial number of stories, I will send them to Boner and McTurtle so they know what they have done. Following are the first two I have seen. Since I won't get all of them please post the stories I have missed on this thread.

I had originally posted this in Meta hoping it would stay up long enough to gather stories, but I was told I needed to post here. So far the link below is where the discussion was left at before it was locked.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1240233830

[Lasher]

1. Do you seek a remedy to the sequester?

If so, what would that remedy be? I ask this because the cure could be worse than the disease.

[Cleita]

2. This thread is not about what I seek.

It's about people who are being affected adversely by this or who have learned first hand how it is affecting people and institutions in their communities. I'm looking for their first person accounts.

[Lasher]

4. You said you were going to send stories to Boner and McTurtle.

If your only goal is to enlighten them, then we might not have to concern ourselves about jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

[NYC_SKP]

3. Good idea, K/R. So far, nobody I know has been affected.

But I don't doubt that some I know are, I just haven't heard about it.

Will post if and when I do.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

10. The Sequester hasn't gone into effect yet. 30 days from now it will.

[NMDemDist2]

5. no bananas in the Walmart (or at their warehouse) ???

I had to go by Wallyworld today and thought i'd pick up enough groceries to get through to my shop tomorrow and hubby wanted bananas for his lunch tomorrow.

no bananas. I asked, fellow told me none in the warehouse so they didn't get any on the truck this morning.

wow.

[Cleita]

6. Sequester means 2% Medicare cut to health care providers on April 1 by Redfairen

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251291740

[Cleita]

7. White House Cancels Tours Due To Sequester by The Straight Story

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022462643

[Cleita]

8. The Sequester...As A Silent Movie: by kpete

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022462930

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. Sequestration doesn't go into effect until 30 days from now. That's why few have been

affected as of yet. I work for HUD and we will take our 7 furlough days intermittenly throughout the next few months. However, I do see that there are reports of airport delays.

[Cleita]

11. It's going to creep up it seems. n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

12. I LOATHE CNN. They might as well be Faux. The leading story on Monday was whether or not

Obama was bluffing on the sequester impact. None of the idiots clarified that sequestration doesn't go into effect until 30 days. I don't expect the average American to know this. I DO, however, expect the Corporate Media to know this important information.

[Little Star]

13. k&r

[DCBob]

14. The company I work for says people will be laid off if nothing is done to stop the cuts.

We are a government contractor in DC area. We have projects with various Federal agencies.

[Cleita]

15. Keep us informed on what is going on with you

and best wishes that you don't get laid off.

[DCBob]

16. It does sound like the project Im working on is less likely to be cut but no one knows for sure.

Thank you for the kind words.

[wicket]

17. Friend who works at Library of Congress will be furloughed soon

[Cleita]

18. In the Beginning, there was Sequestration by Playinghardball

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022468286

[Cleita]

19. It looks like the start of this discussion with some posts of how people are

starting to be affected that I posted in Meta and linked to have been deleted. Anyone who posted there, would you repost please on this thread?

[Myrina]

20. DFAS (Defense Finance & Accounting) is here in Indy

... and I've heard that some staff is going to be reduced to 4-day workweeks. Not sure which dept's, though.

[Life Long Dem]

21. Jobs rate falls to 7.7%

236,000 jobs added.

[flamingdem]

22. I just posted about long lines at customs in Miami

of course the people in line don't know why.

I was told "budget cuts". 2-3 hour waits led to another huge messy line of people having to reschedule. Where is the media to report on this?

[Cleita]

23. Twelve years at the same job and facing impending layoff due to sequester. by mick063

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022486720

[Myrina]

24. Tweet from NASCAR track owner Eddie Gossage ...

this morning, stating that 'due to the sequester, the NRA 500 in Texas will have not have a US Military Flyover during pre-race festivites'. Aww, shucks.

Kinda makes you wonder why those assclowns (and many other sporting events) are getting taxpayer sponsored flyovers in the first place?

[Cleita]

27. That's interesting.

I'm sure we subsidize those franchises for a lot of stuff.

[kairos12]

25. Cleita-- I just a thread on this titled "a sampling of pain inflicted by the sequester"

with a link to Talking Points Memo. thanks

[Cleita]

26. Could you put a link to the thread please?

Thank you. I would appreciate it.

[kairos12]

29. I responded to your original thread and placed this same link in it

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/outside-washington-sequestration-begins-to-inflict-pain.php?ref=fpb

take care

[Cleita]

30. Thank you. The original thread got delected along with the Meta group

so I couldn't recoup it.

[kairos12]

28. Link with list of sequester cuts

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/outside-washington-sequestration-begins-to-inflict-pain.php?ref=fpb

[SouthernDonkey]

31. Air Traffic Controllers

At Memphis enroute ATC Center, as I'm sure are the same as every other ATC facillity in the country, are currently recieving certified letters advising that they will be furloughed one unpaid day for every 10 work days beginning in April. That amounts to a 10% pay cut.

[Cleita]

32. Well, some of our local government reps never disappoint by nadinbrzezinski

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022497109

[Cleita]

33. Sequestration is working!!! by 99th_Monkey

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022538850

[Cleita]

34. The sequester. by nadinbrzezinski

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022543568

[Cleita]

35. Link to full article.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022547929

[Macoy51]

36. 22 Days With Out Pay

I am a civilian working for the Department of Defense and we will be furloughed for 22 days, starting near the end of April. The plan is we will shut down every Friday. So a 20% cut in gross pay, or a 25% (or more) cut in our take home pay. A lot of my co-workers are stressing out over the loss of 25% of their pay.


Macoy

[Cleita]

37. From a DUer who can't identify who he/she is but who is going to be hurting.

As a Navy civilian employee, everyone at my command is facing 14 unpaid days starting in June and ending Sept 30. It's expected that it will take the form of 1 day every week, resulting in a 20% pay cut during that time period. Many families with children are still unsure how they will weather that loss of income. Younger employees just starting out and buying homes are the worst off, as they are still low in the pay scales and often are using most of their paycheck with low savings. DOD wide, it's expected that about 700,000 civilian employees will be furloughed.

[Cleita]

38. Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Blame the sequester. by Redfairen.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022610892

[Cleita]

39. Way to go, America. Meals on Wheels funding cut by sequestration. Seniors fearful. by

madfloridian

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022628227

[Cleita]

40. Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Blame the sequester.by flamingdem

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=post&forum=1002&pid=2631804

[Cleita]

41. Something else to laugh about as more senior services suffer. by madfloridian

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022633353

[Cleita]

42. Anyone hear of any problems at airports today due to the sequester?by hedgehog

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022729417

(I'm still working on this for those who are wondering. It will probably be a couple of months before we get the full impact of this sequestration. Cleita)