Priorities are key to spending reductions

Last week, automatic, across-the-board federal spending cuts known as sequestration took effect, which will trim $85 billion from federal accounts over the next seven months, and about $1.2 trillion over the next decade. These cuts, originally proposed by the White House, total the same amount the federal government borrows every 28 days to help feed its $3.5 trillion annual spending appetite. That’s less than three percent from a budget that has grown nearly 20 percent since 2008.

The White House continues to concoct scare tactics, warning the demise of vital government services if these spen...