What government? What we have now is a cluster fuck

I'm really hoping the midterms are a bloodbath, and a lot of these asshats find themselves out of a job. It's the very least they deserve. Too bad they can't take that cheeto-crusted con man with them when they go.

Pretty concerned... considering contractors do not get retroactive pay... only federal workers...
This CNN article is inaccurate by saying everyone received retroactive pay... last time was for 16 days... load of horseshit!

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Bunch of fucking idiots and assholes in D.C.
On a happy note... Friday was birthday!
Yay... another year older.... weeeeeeeeeee.

You watch, this will be the week we get hit by a meteor strike.

(kidding...or am I?)

As concerned as any american receiving 3 checks from retirement and pension. That concerned. And you can't believe every time they tell you Your money is safe this month... but there is always Fucking Next Month!!!!! Motherfuckers!!!!

I get social security check so it is of great concern. Holding DACA kids hostage-Pubs and herr trump the racist really suck.

Was not aware they were doing anything for the people anyway. They are too busy counting the money they get from all the stocks and oil futures. Repressing technology or chasing callgirls and gigolos. If they actually had to do their jobs they would be lost.

I’m not too worried. I’m sure they’ll make a deal soon that screws over everyone equally!

well I did plan to visit independence park in Philly next weekend (hosting guests from out of country) but I guess I won't be doing that. Besides for that I am not worked up about it. My state government shut down last year and it didnt effect me in any way. We had a federal shutdown a few years ago and once again no effect on my life.

If you are a government worker, I do feel bad and hope you get paid soon. However, I would suggest that this would be a good time to look for alternative employment. Especially since we seem to have brought back the old spoilage system.

Truth is the country really does run itself. Most of the important stuff in life is in local government. Your EMTs, Cops, Fire departments, local parks, libraries, road work, the courts, schools, sanitation, mass transit, etc. As long as the services most people use most of the time are still running its not like the country is going to descend into anarchy.

What are you all worrying about? Germany has been without a government since September last year.

Not terribly concerned. Although I feel for those who may find themselves out of work at least temporarily I have trouble worrying when one of the organizations responsible for so much corruption has less power for a while.
I think this shutdown combined with the other atrocities of this administration will further bolster the anti corruption movement and ultimately swing elections to give that movement more of a foothold.

<Yawn>
So I won't visit a national park.

Its happened before it won't last with minimal effect

Not at all. Probably the best work they do is none

Not a great deal. Essentially services continue, the furloughed employees will get some time off, missed pay will be paid to employees once the resolved. It is mostly a publicity stunt. However, it is embarrassing for our Country. I feel Congress should loss pay for the time the government is shut-down. That said, I do believe that voting against the proposed budget are doing the right thing because it is ridiculous. Every bill / proposal brought to vote in Congress and before the President should be a single "clean" bill!

I'm most concerned about the folks that I know who world for the government who are now not going to get paid. Last time, they got an unscheduled two week vacation full of anxiety over how they were going to pay their bills. The only thing worse is the 'essential personnel' who are required to work for free so the wheels don't come off.

Part off me thinks we should just leave it closed so things that we take for granted cease to function, then everyone, especially the Libertarians, can have a little reminder of just what good the federal government actually does, but that's just the part of me who gets excited thinking of disasters and the Zompocalypse, so I shush it... and secretly give it a cookie lol

The shut down isn't too bothersome to me at this point. The reasons do however. This was avoidable if people on both sides in both branches would pull their heads out and work for the people as they were voted in by the people to do. We need to be looking into backgrounds of candidates and being a lot more careful about who we vote for, and why. Pretty words should never be enough. Ever. Pay attention to their voting records in whatever lower offices they have been in before. It tracks what they really feel regardless of what they say. If they haven't actually been in office then what the hell are we putting them in a higher position for to begin with?? Make sure they have some constitutional law schooling and understand they are there to work for us. Otherwise they need to hit the bricks.

im not

It has pretty much been shut down since the Republicans to control of the Congress.

YAWN

It's just more circus-style theater in the grand scheme of things. It will inconvenience some people, it will greatly inconvenience a few people, it might reduce the amount of wasteful spending for a brief period, but when all is said and done, little or nothing will change.

Not concerned,,,,, money talks... it’s a cat and mouse game at the moment... watch and see...game playing!!!

I'm as concerned as I'd be if church doors were locked. Without operation, neither will be continuing their perpetuation of lies.

I do feel for those who rely on their pay from the government who probably won't get their checks unti the shutdown is over. But, in the past when this has happened before, it really has a very minimal effect on the general public. We probably won't even notice. It's all the apes in DC breast beating again and blaming each other. Political theatrics.

Not too personally concerned. But the last time the government shutdown it cost me a government internship that was supposed to fund my graduate school because then everything went into hiring freeze. 6 months later (when the freeze ended) I had moved on to a job, so it did change the course of my life in deciding against graduate school.

Many random things have impacts on your life, but I do resent it when such things are imposed upon me by irresponsible politicians. Republicans have no shame in disrupting other people’s lives.

The same concern I have about the idiot president trying to get prayer back into school. Ugh!!!