The Partial Government Shutdown Explained

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The US Government shutdown has left many agencies without funds to pay for day-to-day operations (Credit: usa.gov)

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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  • hello7년 이하
    this is interesting
    • animelover_11
      animelover_117년 이하
      Wow. That's more depressing than the Great Depression...WOW...
      • jklol7년 이하
        omg omg omg it is the worst since a cople of years
        • unknown offical7년 이하
          this should not be happening people are loosing money and they do not have money to pay bills and everything like that.
          • unknown offical7년 이하
            this is horrible all the people who help are nation aren't getting paid and if they know get paid they might lose their houses.
          • Lauren Koziak7년 이하
            That is absolutely terrible!
            • xd_flamez
              xd_flamez7년 이하
              This is just because of the "wall" that Mr.trump wants
              • pumpkin7년 이하
                I think that the money that Donald Trump wants to use to manufacture the wall should be used to increase the salary of low-income workers
                • pumpkin7년 이하
                  I hope that the Democrats can get along with the Republicans soon or our country could be in major strain.
                  • PorkBelly1017년 이하
                    This is a bit depressing