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The Pros And Cons Of Government Shutdown

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Two years ago, in 2013, the government was shut down due to disagreement between the two parties in Congress. There may be another closure. On September 9 at 7 A.M., The Washington Post published an article stating the possibility of government shutdown on October 1, 2015. Congress is way behind on passing spending bills that would allow funding for the government; the problem lies within the disagreement about spending and where cuts should be made: it also stems from both parties trying to push their ideology into the agenda. All the disagreement prolongs the process for these bills to be passed. The deadline for the bills to be passed is September 30. If the government doesn’t receive the funding, then the government will be shutdown.When …show more content…

A government shutdown would ultimately bring everything to a standstill. When to political parties on a specific topic, it takes twice as long to come to terms since they cannot agree on what to cut and how much. The politics dictate what gets passed and when., and it is crucial to ensure the bill for government spending is passed on time. Government funding isn’t something that should be taken lightly. Without a bill passed to fund the government, all the agencies will not be able to function and support the general public. The primary people whose job are at stake are the federal workers, therefore leaving those people unemployed. Another pitfall of government shutdown is that each day that the government is inoperable the national deficit worsens. It costs money to shut down a government. The FDA and the EPA which help regulates businesses that portect the people from harm in their food as well as envrioemtn, can be put on hold as well, allowing no food inspections which can affect public health.Loans from the goernemnt will be on hold which stiffles small buiness needing a kick start to their buisinesses. Probably the biggest issue a shutdown would pose would be the toll on the pride americans take in their country. We are the xample fri democracy, and if we can’t keep our government running and upright that doesn't send a positive persona to the rest of the

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