But the cut would still mean enormous sacrifices for individuals.

Many years from now, they say, the cuts could mean additional resources in areas like education, child care and environmental protection.

Together, this cut meant that the number of unemployed fell by 60,000, to 9.7 million.

Officials there have said that the cut will mean holding off on the construction of eight or nine schools in the coming years.

Spending cuts means that figure will be more like 710,000.

Oh, so those cuts in everybody's ears actually meant something.

A cut in financing will mean having to close more beds, she added.

The coming economic cuts might mean that big shows like this no longer even happen, let alone tour.

Those two cuts "could mean we end up with another $1 million cut out of our budget," he said.

The cuts may mean a 10 to 20 percent cut in state aid to schools.