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Government shutdown.

advocatus diaboli

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Here's some things that the United States government doesn't consider essential:

  • Safety inspections for foods and drugs.*

* Operating in emergency status. Details here: http://www.hhs.gov/budget/fy2014/fy2014contingency_staffing_plan-rev2.pdf

  • Public housing.
  • No new social security applications are being accepted.
  • The CDC and flu shots.
  • The Environmental Protection Agency.
  • The Head Start program. For those of you that don't know what that is, it provides education, health & nutrition to approximately 1 million low-income children. Approximately 3,200 preschoolers have already been affected.
  • Disability benefits in general and disability benefits for veterans.
  • Public assistance for women and children near the poverty line.

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Zombie

Zombie 13,511

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Sounds grim :(

joann414

joann414 4,135

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Lots to think about.  People, not only homeless, but sick, with nowhere to go and no help in sight

advocatus diaboli

advocatus diaboli 317

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The wrong people are being affected. Besides the one Senator (I think) that has opted to not be paid, all others still receive a full salary. They're the ones that should be furlonged or outright not paid at all, until they can... do their jobs.

 

They shouldn't have benefits, either.

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W_L

W_L 10,912

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This is bullshit, i'm gonna comment on my blog too later in detail. I am pissed off.

 

Simply put, I've been trying to prevent my 85 years old grandma from getting evicted from senior housing, but can't get in touch with ssa to get a income verification.

Johnathan Colourfield

Johnathan Colourfield 546

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Wow. Lets hope the opposition get their act together and agree to the damn budget. The rights of people should be above the political aims of the parties. I just hope that the Republican party don't use this as a weapon for 2016 - cuz that would be totally unfair to the democrats.

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