What's going on USA?

What's going on is a p!ssing match, or a big game of chicken.

Honestly, I doubt it will last very long. And most people's day to day lives are not really affected at this point.

To me it's a bunch of kindergarten children who didn't get their way and are now throwing temper tantrum.

Our gov't is in need a a major fat trimming.

They're blowing it out of proportion over here too. Honestly I'm sick of it. Every 4-5 months or less we get pounded about a "looming gov't shutdown" and our need to increase the debt ceiling. Then they get going on Obamacare and facebook gets flooded with political bullshit. Rinse... repeat over and over and over.

I personally hope it lasts quite a while this time. Our gov't is in need a a major fat trimming.

Well, I'm glad that some of you think this doesn't really effect many people's lives, that it's blown out of proportion, and that this is good because the government needs a trimming and government employees make too much money.

Let me tell you that this IS effecting lives, a lot of lives. If it isn't effecting yours, then congratulations. But at least have the decency to acknowledge that it's BAD for MANY employees. It's not only that one paycheck that you're maybe missing out on, employees who have secret clearances can easily have that revoked if money becomes an issue. Then they don't qualify for their job anymore... You catch my drift. This has happened to many of my husband's coworkers during the furlough. It's terrible. And now this. We can be grateful that we are in a stable financial position, I am working and we'll be okay. We have drastically reduced our spending and have saved money to be prepared for something like this... But not everybody can.

I also agree that, sure, there are lazy government workers, who just sit around... But to generalize liked that? Not cool. My husband works his butt off every single day. He gets hit up on his blackberry on weekends (and doesn't bill it), he rarely takes his whole lunch. The kicker? He'd make twice his salary in the private sector, easily. Probably even more. But he loves what he does, he's proud of what he does, and that's why he's staying.

And from what is can tell you without going into details is that this, and the previous furlough, have not saved any money. Where it gets cut on one end, it'll be replaced with twice as much.

Well, I'm glad that some of you think this doesn't really effect many people's lives, that it's blown out of proportion, and that this is good because the government needs a trimming and government employees make too much money.

Let me tell you that this IS effecting lives, a lot of lives. If it isn't effecting yours, then congratulations. But at least have the decency to acknowledge that it's BAD for MANY employees. It's not only that one paycheck that you're maybe missing out on, employees who have secret clearances can easily have that revoked if money becomes an issue. Then they don't qualify for their job anymore... You catch my drift. This has happened to many of my husband's coworkers during the furlough. It's terrible. And now this. We can be grateful that we are in a stable financial position, I am working and we'll be okay. We have drastically reduced our spending and have saved money to be prepared for something like this... But not everybody can.

I also agree that, sure, there are lazy government workers, who just sit around... But to generalize liked that? Not cool. My husband works his butt off every single day. He gets hit up on his blackberry on weekends (and doesn't bill it), he rarely takes his whole lunch. The kicker? He'd make twice his salary in the private sector, easily. Probably even more. But he loves what he does, he's proud of what he does, and that's why he's staying.

And from what is can tell you without going into details is that this, and the previous furlough, have not saved any money. Where it gets cut on one end, it'll be replaced with twice as much.

so this does need to hurt. Force the American people to see what parts of gov't are just big bloated extensions of stuff that can be taken care of by ourselves. Force them to cut. and Force them to demand better from their gov't.

This.

I'm in Canada. We don't know if my dad's work is going to be able to afford to pay him, and if they can, we aren't sure for how long, because the company will lose approximately $3million a week due to the shut down.

I have 2 friends that I train with regularly, one trains dogs for the TSA and he's furloughed, the other works in MN on land conservation, both out of a job for the moment.

I know it's affecting people, doesn't change my view on it. I'm glad it's happening, it hope it continues for a long while. I want it to hurt. For EVERYBODY because if it goes on long enough it will.

I'm sick of these **** ass politicians doing what they do to this country every day. Nothing is for "us" anymore, it's always for them and their friends with deep pockets. They toss nuggets once and while and give us huge talking points to get neighbors fighting with neighbors every single day about stuff they care nothing about. On all levels, from federal down to state. They sit and talk about one thing and when it comes to it, they act on things completely different.

so this does need to hurt. Force the American people to see what parts of gov't are just big bloated extensions of stuff that can be taken care of by ourselves. Force them to cut. and Force them to demand better from their gov't.

Or, we can settle for the status quo, listen to the looming gov't shutdowns, the need for more money, the need for this, the need for that etc. and we can be used as pawns for the world money pigs day after day after day.

Or we can let it shut down, and then take it back.

I have 2 friends that I train with regularly, one trains dogs for the TSA and he's furloughed, the other works in MN on land conservation, both out of a job for the moment.

I know it's affecting people, doesn't change my view on it. I'm glad it's happening, it hope it continues for a long while. I want it to hurt. For EVERYBODY because if it goes on long enough it will.

I'm sick of these **** ass politicians doing what they do to this country every day. Nothing is for "us" anymore, it's always for them and their friends with deep pockets. They toss nuggets once and while and give us huge talking points to get neighbors fighting with neighbors every single day about stuff they care nothing about. On all levels, from federal down to state. They sit and talk about one thing and when it comes to it, they act on things completely different.

so this does need to hurt. Force the American people to see what parts of gov't are just big bloated extensions of stuff that can be taken care of by ourselves. Force them to cut. and Force them to demand better from their gov't.

Or, we can settle for the status quo, listen to the looming gov't shutdowns, the need for more money, the need for this, the need for that etc. and we can be used as pawns for the world money pigs day after day after day.

Or we can let it shut down, and then take it back.

They're blowing it out of proportion over here too. Honestly I'm sick of it. Every 4-5 months or less we get pounded about a "looming gov't shutdown" and our need to increase the debt ceiling. Then they get going on Obamacare and facebook gets flooded with political bullshit. Rinse... repeat over and over and over.

I personally hope it lasts quite a while this time. Our gov't is in need a a major fat trimming.

it's easy to see why we are in the position we are in after reading the responses on here.

don't judge me, my life isn't nor has it been easy street. The gov't already takes more than their share, and now you want me to send the other half to someone else?? please.

when you're waking up to frozen water on a night stand to go to work before school at age 11 and coming home to what you hope is something more than canned tomatoes and potatoes you know you're struggling.