If Congress can’t reach a decision on the spending bill by midnight on October 1st, the government will effectively shut down. But what does a gov’t shutdown mean for you? According to CNN, if you are one of 800,000+ non-essential government employees, you will be on furlough. All essential gov’t employees, including postal workers, air traffic controllers, hazardous waste handlers and food inspectors, will report to work. If you are relying on a non-essential government service, such as professional license renewals, applying for a marriage license, mortgage loan, or a passport, you will have to wait days, maybe weeks. If you plan on enjoying a day with your family in a national park, you’re out of luck. All national parks will be closed come Tuesday. The last time the government was shut down in 1996, gov’t employees and military personnel were issued catch up paychecks after being out of work for 2 weeks. But not this time. CNN reports the mid-October paychecks will be the first affected. There will be no IOUs issued if the gov’t shuts down on Tuesday. If you live in D.C., expect your city to stink to high Heaven by Friday. That’s because there will be no trash collection. The gov’t has to approve a budget for the city’s services, which includes trash collection. And D.C. produces about 500 tons of garbage each week.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:10:01 +0000
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