At the end of the month, the dreaded “sequester” is set to take effect. But many people are asking, “What is a sequester?”

If you want to know more about the sequester, here’s a link from the Washington Post that breaks it down for you, question by question.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/20/the-sequester-absolutely-everything-you-could-possibly-need-to-know-in-one-faq/?wpmk=MK0000200