Just too much 'hoopla' over nothing. Stop and ask yourself how much money our elected politicians get paid and how much they receive when they retire. They are the real problem. This is not the first, nor the largest sequestration our politicians have threatened in the past 40 years. All sequestrations which were resolved, cost taxpayers more taxes. Those which ran out and spending cuts were placed in effect did little to hurt taxpayers and cut taxes. As far as the departments which were effected, furloughed some of their employees one day per week. By the end of the year they were re-instated, regained lost leave and benefits. Generally they made out better at the end of the year, all limitations included. How short our memories, how little we research, how little we learn. Some times I wonder why we have free public schools, when so many learn so little, and their parents care less.