Budget Cuts Economy
FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the White House in Washington about potential automatic budget cuts, accompanied by emergency responders, a group of workers he says could be affected if state and local governments lose federal money as a result of the cuts. As economic policy goes, experts say, the automatic spending cuts that kick in Friday, March 1, are a bad idea. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
