Why? The government cannot agree on a budget for the fiscal year (started in October, ends in September). We are half way through the fiscal year and still no budget?? That is like giving a young teen a credit card, letting them go on a spending spree and then trying to rein them in...how effective is a budget after the fact?
Cause? The government spends beyond its means. Sounds familiar. I wonder where half of those Americans that lost their homes and went into foreclosure learned overspending from??
How? The government will require that all 'non-essential' employees to take a furlough. A furlough may save some money. But there will be tons of money lost if tourism is shut down, to restart all government agencies (re-plan meetings, catch up with missed work, etc), and traditionally the employees have received back pay for the furlough (which seems ridiculous to pay employees for NOT working). So will this really save money? Probably Not.
Government Goals? The goal of congress is to agree on a budget. So will a furlough get the government to a budget decision quicker??...Probably Not.
What It Means? The whole shut down situation is embarrassing for Americans everywhere. It shows us how many unresolved issues our government has. It proves to other nations that the US cannot run the country efficiently. For example, we had a conference call with health agencies in other countries the other day and they could not understand why or how a government could shut down, especially the American government.
Are we all supposed to just quit when we cannot get our way or come to an agreement with others? I sure hope not.
Politicians need to focus on the long term goals of the country rather than the short term re-election goal they have in mind. I would like to see some agreements made for the sake of all Americans not just federal employees. I know there were no furloughs when the Constitution or Bill of Rights were agreed upon so a one year budget should be do-able.
Cause? The government spends beyond its means. Sounds familiar. I wonder where half of those Americans that lost their homes and went into foreclosure learned overspending from??
How? The government will require that all 'non-essential' employees to take a furlough. A furlough may save some money. But there will be tons of money lost if tourism is shut down, to restart all government agencies (re-plan meetings, catch up with missed work, etc), and traditionally the employees have received back pay for the furlough (which seems ridiculous to pay employees for NOT working). So will this really save money? Probably Not.
Government Goals? The goal of congress is to agree on a budget. So will a furlough get the government to a budget decision quicker??...Probably Not.
What It Means? The whole shut down situation is embarrassing for Americans everywhere. It shows us how many unresolved issues our government has. It proves to other nations that the US cannot run the country efficiently. For example, we had a conference call with health agencies in other countries the other day and they could not understand why or how a government could shut down, especially the American government.
Are we all supposed to just quit when we cannot get our way or come to an agreement with others? I sure hope not.
Politicians need to focus on the long term goals of the country rather than the short term re-election goal they have in mind. I would like to see some agreements made for the sake of all Americans not just federal employees. I know there were no furloughs when the Constitution or Bill of Rights were agreed upon so a one year budget should be do-able.
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