In the even that the Federal Government gets “shut down” by the lack of a budget bill, what will we miss out on?
Schools and colleges will still be open to “educate” us.
Utility companies will continue to provide electricity, water, and trash collection services. Even your cable TV will be unaffected.
The internet will remain online. Your precious porn will not suddenly disappear, nor will you be unable to Tweet to your friends about it.
Hospitals will not start refusing new patients. ER's will not suddenly become overcrowded (no more so than they are now, anyway), overwhelming medical services across the nation.
Banking institutions will continue to handle your credit card transactions and loan applications.
Even unemployment benefits will continue unabated, as these, while mandated by the fed, are paid for by state governments.
I understand that the unfortunate fact is that there ARE things that will indeed be affected by a so-called government shut down, and some of these services are critical to the lives of certain Americans. I'm just trying to quickly illustrate that a great deal of the services we have come to expect have nothing to do with the federal government, and I have a feeling that most Americans could live without them. Maybe that is why there is so much publicity about this – Congress is afraid that we'll realize we don't need them if they disappear for a while?
Hmm... I wonder if congresspeople, and/or the President, still get paid if this “shut down” happens...
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