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U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks

posted by takyon on Friday January 25 2019, @10:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the we're-safe...-for-now... dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Senate Passes Short-Term Deal To Reopen Government, With Trump's Endorsement

President Trump has endorsed a bipartisan deal that would end the 35-day partial government shutdown. The three-week stopgap funding measure would reopen shuttered agencies while negotiations continue.

Trump announces deal to lift shutdown

President Donald Trump has endorsed a deal to reopen the US government for three weeks, after a record-breaking shutdown of federal agencies.

But the pact does not include any money that Mr Trump has demanded for a US-Mexico border wall.

See also: Dem senator unveils 'Stop STUPIDITY Act' to prevent all shutdowns
White House: 'Large down payment' on wall could end government shutdown
35 ways the shutdown is affecting America

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 26 2019, @07:00PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 26 2019, @07:00PM (#792399)

    1) No air traffic control == no planes flying in US
    -Whats the history behind this? It seems like a bad idea.

    2) no IRS == no revenue for government at al
    - They can have the federal reserve or china loan them money, about 25% of the money comes from this anyway. They can also collect tariffs, etc. The US used to have no IRS, no selective service, and no federal reserve. These were all introduced because big US banks (eg, JP Morgan) had loaned craploads of money to the Britain/France/Russia for WWI and they wanted to make sure they would get paid back.

    3) No FDA, so you can be served with some rotten shit and fuck you
    - You could still sue in state courts, and most states/towns have their own versions of the epa and health departments.

    So, I think your post betrays a false understanding of the world around you.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday January 28 2019, @03:58AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday January 28 2019, @03:58AM (#792861) Journal

    So, I think your post betrays a false understanding of the world around you.

    You do realize that none of those were shut down by the shutdown? There's somewhere around 2.5 million civilian federal employees with 800k furloughed or required to work without pay. Plenty of people left to handle the small number of important federal government roles.