The Partial Government Shutdown Explained
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If you have been paying any attention to the news, you probably know that the US Government has been partially shut since midnight December 21, 2018. More specifically, work at nine departments, as well as some agencies making up roughly 25 percent of the federal government, has either ground to a halt or is being conducted at a slower pace because the budget to fund their day-to-day operations has not been approved by Congress. As a result, a fraction of the 800,000 employees, who are considered “non-essential,” have been furloughed, or forced to take a leave of absence. The remaining “essential” employees are expected to report for duty as usual, but will not get paid until a budget has been approved.
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- tyrinmoney6년 이상wow
- michael6년 이상I love reading about these things
- Kathrine6년 이상so cool
- wow6년 이상wow this is crazy
chickennuggies76년 이상OMG
tt483986년 이상this is bad
wwerandyorton6년 이상Your Can say that again this is horrible- tt483986년 이상they better stop the shutdown
- Jacob6년 이상That’s cool
bacon_bitzz6년 이상The only reason that there is this government shutdown, is because the Democrat aren't putting in any funding for it... I think it was a good move for them! #NoWall
ajg166년 이상I agree, no wall
beachbreeze166년 이상We NEED a wall!!! Do you have any idea how many ILLEGAL people are coming into the US?! Do you know how much it costs to give them FREE food and medical care each year while everyone else in the US has to pay for their own?! Nearly 3 times as much as it would cost to just build a wall in the first place, that`s how much!!!!!- bacon_bitzz6년 이상You make good points, but there are ALSO children and there parents coming across who are completely good people!! That want to ESCAPE their country beacuse it has all of these bad people in it!!!
- beachbreeze166년 이상I agree, which is why we need to figure out some way to fix their country so they don't have to come to the US. If we put our heads together, i'm sure we can think of something to help them without them having to come into our country!
- bacon_bitzz6년 이상Yes good! We are at a partial agreement.🙏
- ajg166년 이상Well I respect your opinion But,I've read and I've talked with my dad on this subject and it sounds like it's not even a wall anymore, it's a steel "barrier" it won't even go across the entire border so people can easily go around it or even under it. Also not all the people who are coming across are necessarily bad people, they are normal people (just like you and me) who are trying to find a safe place to raise there families away from terrible violence. Sometimes you have to put yourself and there shoes and think about what you or your parents would do in that situation. Thank you for reading sorry this is so long. -Ajg15
- beachbreeze166년 이상If we were in this situation, me and my parents would come in legally and actually apply for citizenship instead of breaking the law, which is what they are doing. during the 1900`s the USA accepted million of legal immigrants from Europe, and we had no problem with that. And it is a steel barrier instead of a wall because President Trump was trying to compromise with the democrats, since a steel barrier would be cheaper. I want to let you know that i am not trying to make it sound angry or anything, i just like have friendly debates about politics with my family, and i really enjoy being educated in certain matters like this and trying to look at it from another perspective. Thx :)
- ajg166년 이상You have very fair points but, and as he is trying to compromise with the steel barrier it won't do much to keep people out because it won't cover the entire boarder. Also not many people can afford a safe passage for their families, so they sneak into the country (Which I do agree is wrong) BUT nobody will help them and sometimes people have to make hard choices out of the good of there family. Now I do not agree letting, for example, people who sell drugs or come to do bad things into the country and I could almost agree to a wall of it was just to keep the bad people out, but the innocent people trying to get away from crime should be welcomed because every Adult or Kid should have the chance to live in a healthy, safe environment. Also I'm not trying to sound angry or anything either, I love to debate on certain subjects and try to get all the information from every single angle. :)