Interesting tidbit from Bloomberg.
The budget cutbacks – sequester – starting hitting a lot of people last week when the FAA began furloughs of air traffic controllers.
Hundreds of flights were delayed, planes left sitting on the ground, flights cancelled, grumpy passengers.
It was amazing.
Then Congress voted to reverse the automatic cuts that were causing it.
The Internet exploded, with people saying it was appalling for Congress to undo those sequester cuts while leaving in place cuts to such programs as Head Start and Meals on Wheels that affect tens of thousands of poor people.
The obvious conclusion some say is: Congress cares much more about the problems of rich air travelers (who are regular voters) and will act quickly to solve them.
Guess what?
This is entirely valid and correct — but it doesn’t go nearly far enough.
