https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/25/what-if-the-sequester-is-exactly-what-america-needs/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:34:08 -0400<![CDATA[While there is widespread support for trimming federal spending, when it comes to the specifics of what should be cut, clarity disappears. In not one of the 19 (!) specific areas did a majority of the sample express support for a diminishing of federal spending. (The closest was the 48 percent who favored cutting “aid to the world’s needy.” So, that happened.) Somewhat amazingly, of the 19 areas Pew asked people about cutting, Americans favored increasing spending over decreasing spending in 16 of them.]]>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:15:37 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/25/what-if-the-sequester-is-exactly-what-america-needs-n281057