A U.S. park ranger, who did not wish to be identified, told FoxNews.com that supervisors within the National Park Service overruled plans to deal with the budget cuts in a way that would have had minimal impact on the public. Instead, the source said, park staff were told to cancel special events and cut "interpretation services" -- the talks, tours and other education services provided by local park rangers.
"Apparently, they want the public to feel the pain," the ranger said.
The National Park Service is among many federal agencies warning of a major impact from the sequester cuts, which took effect last Friday. The agency has warned of delayed access to portions of Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks, closed campgrounds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, reduced hours at the Grand Canyon visitor center and other ramifications.
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We all need to step waaaay back to when the sequester was formulated to cut almost all of the 5% increase (Read "RAISE") to last year's budget.
Now, stop and think about that sentence.
Thank you.
You now see what I can see.
Same ploy Pollitt did with the revenue cap - cut street sweeping. Same for Fredericksen - threaten the sports in school.
Yeah, make the public feel the pain, but none of the honchos and wasters.
How bloody childish on the part of the Obama administration.
The fact that the US is willing to send $250 million to Egypt shows there is money available.
I realize the government's budget is not like a household budget but it seems like something could be done to shuffle funds where they are needed from where they are not.
National parks and bald eagles,both endangered (in a way).I realize the broad expanse implied by this post,but it's odd that the loss of either or both won't phase the rest of us a bit.There is no amount of shuffling that will balance the cuts.Some will be impacted,some won't,just like when everyone else was president when cuts were made.
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