WASHINGTON (AP) — It's touted as the biggest one-time rollback of domestic spending ever, but most folks will be hard-pressed to notice.
After all, it's just 1 percent of what the government will lay out this year.
The number of security officers at airports won't be reduced. National park campgrounds won't close. There will still be enough meat inspectors to prevent temporary plant closures. Disadvantaged schools won't see cuts in federal aid. And stiff cuts to grants for community action agencies serving the poor were averted.
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