Most people don't seem to know what the government shutdown is doing, and this article gives you some perspective. Some things people have noticed is that Food inspections aren't being done, TSA Airport Security officers are calling in sick because they're also tired of working and NOT BEING PAID. NASA and the US EPA are 95% closed (the 5% are working without pay). When satellites fail there's no one to fix them, computer weather forecast models are being adversely affected so forecasts will lose their accuracy, people can't get loans, food stamps run out in February, and so much more. Over 800,000 federal employees are furloughed or working with out pay, and it's going into the 4th week. (We are both furloughed without pay) - IMAGINE WORKING FOR A MONTH FOR NO PAY... How do you pay rent? Buy food? Pay for Medical appts?
CANCELLED SERVICE/MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS/ECONOMIC EFFECTS -Our chiropractor and doctor have noticed people cancelling appointments- and restaurants, beauty salons, cleaning services, etc. have all noticed cancellations. It's hitting the Economy HARD. - Think about that. Now, read the article:
The astonishing effects of the shutdown
The longest shutdown, by the numbers.
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| Source: Vox.com |
It’s now Day 23 of the partial government shutdown, and it’s officially the longest one ever.
While President Donald Trump and Democrats continue to duke it out over the politics of a border wall, the impact of the stalemate has already become very, very real for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, many of whom missed their first paycheck on Friday.
The National Parks Service, the Transportation Security Administration, and the IRS are just a few of the government agencies that have been affected by the impasse, which is expected to cause serious economic fallout as well.
The current shutdown is only a partial one, as Congress has already funded 75 percent of the federal government until September. Right now, there are still seven outstanding spending bills that have yet to be passed, which affect nine federal departments including Agriculture, Transportation, and the Interior.
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| Source: Vox.com |
Nine of 15 federal departments are impacted by the shutdown
Each federal agency has its own contingency plan in the case of a shutdown, meaning they are all affected in slightly different ways. Every agency determines which employees are “essential” and “nonessential” — “essential” employees must keep reporting to work even though they won’t receive immediate pay, while “nonessential” employees are furloughed and told to stay home until the shutdown ends.
- Of the 800,000 Not Getting Paid, approximately 380,000 federal employees are currently furloughed and 420,000 are expected to work without pay, according to a fact sheet released by the Democratic staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
- There are closure alerts for 388 of the 737 parks and historic sites, which means that some areas are closed or inaccessible to the public. On an average day, national parks are expected to collect $400,000 in fee revenue. Since the start of the shutdown, the National Park Conservation Association estimates that the Park Service has lost more than $6 million in fee revenue.
- In DC, all Smithsonian museums and galleries are closed, along with the National Zoo. More than 20 days into the shutdown, they may have potentially lost almost 2 million visitors. The Zoo’s live animal cams, including the beloved Panda Cam, are also deemed nonessential and will not stream video until the government reopens.
- Aside from its effects on workers and local businesses, the shutdown will also reverberate across the US economy. According to S&P Global Ratings, the shutdown could shave approximately $1.2 billion off real GDP for each week that the government is partially closed.
- By Friday, January 11, the shutdown has cost the US Economy $3.6 billion, and the costs will soon exceed the figure that Trump demanded to fund his proposed border wall.
