By Pete Cottle
This Friday is March 1st. If Congress and the President can’t agree on something before then the $85 billion spending cuts will start, affecting the military, defense jobs, schools, and many other areas. Hundreds of thousands of jobs will be eliminated and many more will see reduced pay checks.
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