US Government shuts down

[Almond Joy]

http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_new...wn-begins-as-congress-remains-deadlocked?lite

No more parking tickets in Washington DC!

 

[Xier0]

Kind of makes me laugh.

Both parties have already agreed on a budget, they are both just pushing to tack on their agendas so they won't compromise XD

 

As usual, the Republicans want to keep the poorest in society poor, denying them access to healthcare is one way to realise their sick ideology. Republicans need to stop acting like spoiled brats and get on with it - 8 billion $ a day for being on shutdown just adds to the US' 16 trillion $ debt.

 

[n4n0]

No more parking tickets in Washington DC!

Yeah... No. Doesn't work that way.

 

[Weaboo]

Ironically, the day when the US Government shuts down is 4chan's birthday.

 

[Dave B]

This hasn't happened since 1995.

 

[Galaxy]

Gotta love dem politics...

 

[Brendan]

Can someone please explain to me what exactly is going to be closed down? I know that it's "Non-essential services" and some 800,000 jobs will be put on hold, but what jobs and what services?

 

[Pockets]

Can someone please explain to me what exactly is going to be closed down? I know that it's "Non-essential services" and some 800,000 jobs will be put on hold, but what jobs and what services?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...mpacted-government-shutdown-article-1.1473148

 

[Brendan]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...mpacted-government-shutdown-article-1.1473148

APPLY FOR NEW MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS: Due to furloughs, new applications for these benefits will not be able to be processed.
SMALL BUSINESS LOANS: Existing loans will continue to be honored, but forget about applying for a new one: applications won’t be accepted.
GO TO THE NATIONAL ZOO AND THE SMITHSONIAN: Both of these beloved institutions shut their doors after the government shut down because nearly 100% of their staffs were furloughed. Only a few members -- those that care for and feed the zoo’s animals -- were kept on.
VISIT A NATIONAL PARK: No government funding means no national parks. All parks, historic battlefields and national monuments closed the moment the federal government shut down.
GET AUDITED: Perhaps the only good thing about a shutdown is that the Internal Revenue Service will suspend its audits.

That's what I've been able to take from it. Is the main fuss that 800,000 people aren't being paid?

 

Dang, will only last to the 17th before reaching the debt ceiling apparently. Let's hope they figure it out.

 

[BGlave]

It's hilarious how childish they are acting.

 

[Alex_J_Leon]

APPLY FOR NEW MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS: Due to furloughs, new applications for these benefits will not be able to be processed.
SMALL BUSINESS LOANS: Existing loans will continue to be honored, but forget about applying for a new one: applications won’t be accepted.
GO TO THE NATIONAL ZOO AND THE SMITHSONIAN: Both of these beloved institutions shut their doors after the government shut down because nearly 100% of their staffs were furloughed. Only a few members -- those that care for and feed the zoo’s animals -- were kept on.
VISIT A NATIONAL PARK: No government funding means no national parks. All parks, historic battlefields and national monuments closed the moment the federal government shut down.
GET AUDITED: Perhaps the only good thing about a shutdown is that the Internal Revenue Service will suspend its audits.

I care about absolutely none of these. In fact, one of them is even positive!

 

[Pretty Flacko]

I live in the UK, health care is free however there's no stopping those pesky traffic wardens from slapping you with a £70 fine - sadly.

 

there's no stopping those pesky traffic wardens from slapping you with a £70 fine - sadly.

I got one.. park properly

 

[IRL Seller]

I got one.. park properly

^^^


As for the jobs, we have too large a gov't either way. The $8 billion extra debt/day will not help much at all, but we need a system that cuts back on our spending we are going too far into debt.

 

[Emperor Nero]

^^^


As for the jobs, we have too large a gov't either way. The $8 billion extra debt/day will not help much at all, but we need a system that cuts back on our spending we are going too far into debt.

I wonder why systems like health care for everyone works for a majority of the world, but not in the US. Hmmm....

 

[SuF]

I wonder why systems like health care for everyone works for a majority of the world, but not in the US. Hmmm....

Different cultures really. It's also possible that the US is subsidizing the health care costs of the world by paying more and giving corporations an incentive to make new drugs.

 

[Brendan]

Dang, will only last to the 17th before reaching the debt ceiling apparently. Let's hope they figure it out.

This is another thing I don't get about you crazy Americans. Is the debt ceiling the amount of debt the Government is allowed to have? How is it that they're able to seemingly easily "Raise" it?

 

Can someone please explain to me what exactly is going to be closed down? I know that it's "Non-essential services" and some 800,000 jobs will be put on hold, but what jobs and what services?

Anything that is not security related, I was told on CNN.