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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  • snailpresident7
    snailpresident76년 이상
    I don't know why we need the wall, and if you shut down the government for it then well . . .
    • anonymous 6년 이상
      It won't last that long.
      • spget6년 이상
        why do we have to have the wall?
        • wolfdog
          wolfdog6년 이상
          To be more effective at protecting our own border.
          • zdogdaboss623
            zdogdaboss6236년 이상
            The wall won't help at all. The people who bring in illegal drugs, or come to america illegally come in by plane, not through the border. The people that come in illegally also just overstay their temporary visas, which they originally just come in by plane, as stated earlier.
        • cOsMo6년 이상
          i never noticed that this happend sooo
          • typarmesean
            typarmesean6년 이상
            This is crazy. The wall is important, but not that important that there would be a partial government shutdown if the president didn't get funding for the wall! Wow. Just wow.
          • ugh6년 이상
            my mom cant go to work because of this
            • coolness judy6년 이상
              why do he want that wall so bad ??????we are all the same we are all equal!!!! use the money for something more useful president!!!!please please please open goverment back up its needed for alll the citizens of the united states of america be the bigger person and stand up for what right and whats right will solve this!!!
              • wolfdog
                wolfdog6년 이상
                We need it to better secure our border. And can't you just take a plane anyway?
                • zdogdaboss623
                  zdogdaboss6236년 이상
                  I live in phoenix. When I want to go to Puerto Penasco in Mexico, I just drive. Sure, it takes 5 hours rather than just 1 by riding a plane, but it costs less than a sixth of what it would have cost flying on a plane. So that's why I don't take a plane.
                  • snailpresident7
                    snailpresident76년 이상
                    we know the border is there and it exists so everyone should be equal and not seperated by where they live or the color of their skin
                • RANDOM6년 이상
                  this is crazy
                  • ajg16
                    ajg166년 이상
                    Wow. Unbelievable I had no this was happening. It's totally not right that the people who caused all those people to lose their jobs still get paid! Also I'm shocked That the president would go this far to get funding to build a wall (Which is a bad idea anyways!)
                    • some dude6년 이상
                      I wonder how much the crime rates are gonna spike?

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