To Keep the Shutdown in Perspective: Non-Government Employees Get Laid Off Too

government employees are not the only ones that suffer from job insecurity. Americans have had to endure layoffs within small businesses, corporations, and entire industries. This is nothing new. ... While unpaid government workers are awaiting a resolution to the impasse that led to the shutdown, other Americans affected by violence, murder, rape, and drug and human trafficking are awaiting a resolution that will finally give them the protection they so desperately need

Government Shut Down: Inconvenient or Catastrophic?

Well, actually it’s a partial government shutdown. It’s not a full stop on all government activities by a loooong shot. It is when non-essential agencies and programs run by the federal government are temporarily halted. ... All essential services will continue unhindered, despite the government shutdown.

Hey Congress, Pass a Budget Already!

Does knowing they don’t have to meet the budget deadline crippling Congress? Is the lack of consequences for not completing a balanced budget on time encouraging poor work ethic? Conversely, if there were real, measurable, and negative consequences for not completing their assigned tasks, would we see the work being completed? Human nature says yes.