Foreign assistance saves lives, stabilizes countries, opens markets and helps those in need. But these critical programs are at risk due to sequestration [1] – automatic spending cuts for the current fiscal year now set to take effect in March.
The infographics below depicts the cost of these cuts on real lives [2], and are based on earlier estimates of the size of the cuts.
*Icon Credits [4]
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Links:
[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/09/14/the-sequester-explained/
[2] http://www.interaction.org/sites/default/files/Updated Four Page Talking Points_Oct 3 2012.pdf
[3] http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt
[4] http://www.interaction.org/credits-page
[5] https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=#cutscostlives&src=hash
[6] http://www.usglc.org/budget-center/
[7] http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?s=100&p[url]=http://goo.gl/muzV2&p[images][0]=http://www.interaction.org/sites/default/files/CutsCostLives_postcard.JPG&p[title]=Cuts Cost Lives&p[summary]=Foreign assistance saves lives. Here are the effects of sequestration if Congress doesn’t act now.
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