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That family trip to the Grand Canyon could be in jeopardy if Congress and the White House fail to reach a budget agreement.
April 7th, 2011
07:48 PM ET
10 things that could ruin your day if the government shuts down
The list of collateral effects of a potential government shutdown keeps growing and people are none too pleased about it. Here are just a few of the negative impacts that could arise if Congress and the White House fail to reach an agreement on the budget (click here to view in chart form):
- The lawmakers who hold the cards will still get paid. Their staffers might be furloughed, though. That has prompted a few lawmakers to announce they'll refuse shutdown pay,but even that has elicited critiques of political posturing.
- Roughly 800,000 federal workers won't get paid because they're considered nonessential and therefore, the first to be furloughed. That includes people who work in national parks because they'll be closed, ruining countless long family road trips. And it's not just the loss of income that hurts - for many, it's being labeled dispensable when they know their jobs are anything but nonessential.
- What happened to all that talk of helping small businesses? Many government contractors are just that. We're talking about IT firms and software companies, to name a few, who may be sent home as well.
- If the government shuts down for an extended period of time, the Department of Defense says troops, including those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, may not be paid on time. Troops are guaranteed back-pay but the pinch will be more immediate for military families at home, who may be forced to choose between food and rent if they don't know when to expect a check in the mail.
- In the District, trash pickup will be suspended in the event of a government shutdown. In response, some enterprising Facebookers have proposed a solution: "If Boehner shuts down the government I am taking my trash to his house." In addition to trash pickup, the nation's capitol stands to miss out on another cherished tradition: this weekend's Cherry Blossom Festival.
- As the shutdown looms, some political leaders are taking the opportunity to fundraise and rally their supporters. The executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee sent out an appeal asking for a minimum $5 donation saying the organization wants to raise $100,000 in the next 36 hours.
- Numerous services administered by the federal government will come to a halt. That means no new approvals of loans by the Federal Housing Administration or the Small Business Administration; no IRS processing of paper tax returns or refunds; no issuing of regular passports or visas (emergency visas and passports will be processed). In fact, anything that requires permits probably will not be processed.
- You'll still get your Social Security checks but don't expect anyone to be around to answer your questions about benefits. The people who take questions on Social Security and Medicare questions will not be at work and most government websites will shut down or have limited functionality.
- Various agencies with the Department of Health and Human Services will operate in a patchwork fashion. The National Institutes of Health will not accept new patients or start new clinical trials. The Food and Drug Administration won't operate at full capacity but will have some inspectors on staff. As a result, all FDA inspections of food processing facilities and drug manufacturing plants will be prioritized by risk.
- Word is getting around that a government shutdown doesn't actually save taxpayers money. For one, it will cost the government money to ensure a smooth transition to a shutdown. Then there's the lost revenue from a variety of sources, from government services to gift shops in government-run attractions such as Yosemite National Park and DC's National Gallery of Art.
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also troop get paid no matter what especially during war times.
Not true Ray, not true, go onto OPM.gov and look at the regulations concerning forced shutdown of government, you might find it very interesting.
Lets hope so Ray. I enlisted in the Marine Corps to serve my country, I reenlisted to make a career out of it. I wont be working for free!
i was on that site and there is nothing on there that says what is going to happen. Everything states that this has the potential impact (POTENTIAL) is the key work. Show me somthing that states this will happen. Dont act like this has never happened before cause it has look up 95 and 96
Ray,
In 1995 and 1996 it was different: Congress passed a resolution to keep paying the military. That has YET to happen here.
I know it has happened before, I am a twenty-four year vet. I have seen a lot of "potential" things happen. I also know that 2011 is NOT 1995. Our country is a lot different.
Gates said the military would be paid no matter what.
Relax folks, it's all just part of Congress' Screw Middle Class America plan. First you start with the outsourcing all factory jobs, then you start with the white collar wages, then you take away their property, then you get rid of benefits like Medicare, then you attack the people who work for you, and all that's left is Congress and the 1% most wealthiest Americans.
See you in the Third World. I hope to have a banana stand set up soon.
Unnecessary!
Our monetary problems will never be solved as long as we elect lawyers and politicians to run our business. If you owned a business, which one of our current crop would you hire as the CEO?
Something like this would not happen in Canada. I guess even the world's best democratic system is flawed where it matters the most..
I surehope some damn tea party type finds that their child's health is put in danger by this shutdown. It might be an abject lesson for them in what it means to shutdown the federal government. Maybe think twice before shouting: "Shut'er Down!" in the future...
We just need to PRAY for our country.
the government was made for the people and now well......they need to work as one to make sure of all our well being and those around the world that count on us.....still no other place to live.....do the right thing for the people.......the government should say no to their paychecks and raises just like we have for the past 10 years.....republicans and democrats alike.....lets be fair to all people......
A shutdown that lasts two weeks or less is hardly th end of the world. CNN is feeding the fear machine.
thank you nort cnn msnbc fox all the media are makeing a killing off this look we are on there websites talking about it. Look in the top right at the ads they pay alot.
the last time this happened the republican house instigated it.
If the democrats pulled this during bush43, with two wars going on, the democrats would have been labelled anti-american. I can only guess the vitriol coming out of rush's hole.
WHO THE HELL CARES WHO CAN OR CANNOT RIGHT? WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS WRONG. MY HUSBAND IS A MARINE AND ILL BE DAMNED IF HE DEFENDS THIS COUNTRY AND DOESNT GET PAID FOR IT. AND IF THEY DONT PAY THE MILITARY THEN EVERYONE THAT IS DEPLOYED NEEDS TO COME HOME!
well, if we dont go to work we get article 15s.....but at the same time, if were not getting paid, can they really take anything? (I am being sarcastic before I get jumped with negative comments) But, I can say, it is not going to be pleasent seeing the reactions of alot of military personnel over hear in the next couple of weeks.
To the guy earlier who suggested moving to Somalia if you hate our government, that's a good one! Bravo! I can see them already,. Wearing their Sarah Palin pistol ear rings and blasting the crap out of those turbanheads over there. Then they can enjoy their no government, just like in the Westerns. Poor America, how backwards we're moving...
maybe its about time the government is shrunk this small for good and let private sector companies staff those duties. the government is way way too big and now cant even act like grown up over even 2% of the problem.
The word your looking for is "revolution"
So when is the revolution starting, because we need one and because if I am not getting my trashed pick-up it isn't going to be smelling in front of my house.
Ray,
I'm guessing you don't serve in the military. This time, we don't get paid past April 8th if the government shuts down.