NPR: Republican Mayor of Mesa, Arizona, talks sense about budget and "fiscal cliff"

Mesa, Arizona, Mayor Scott Smith

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U.S. Mayors Concerned About Fiscal Cliff Cuts

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November 16, 2012

The two biggest fears of the fiscal cliff are defense cuts and tax hikes. The nation's mayors say the devastating effects of automatic cuts reach further than the Defense Department — right into their own cities. Steve Inskeep talks to the Democratic Mayor of Charleston, S.C., Jospeh Riley and Republican Mayor Scott Smith of Mesa, Ariz., about the impact sequestration could have in their cities.