Senate Reaches Deal to End Government Shutdown

gbellab says:

nothing important was shut down IMO.. so yea i guess great news?
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I agree. I didn’t notice a difference. It seems the country can do without all those non-essential services that our tax dollars are paying for.

bnatural says:

Anyone saying that nothing important was shutdown isn’t privy to certain sects of society….are you all aware that service members using their Tuition Assistance couldn’t register for courses at their schools?

Also, if the shutdown would have continued to November 1st, THEN you would have seen all of the real madness unfold….and saw just how ESSENTIAL some of those positions are….

Just because it didn’t affect you directly, doesn’t mean you should discount its effects on someone else
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I’m sure the gov’t shutdown and U.S. Debt default would have affected a small segment of society. But humans are very resilient at adapting to adversity… as long as the food stamp machines don’t break down.

gbellab says:

A delay in registering for classes doesn’t get people riled up. Closing libraries, post offices, police services..welfare offices.. chaos would have ensued.
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I agree. The government shut down and children didn’t starve. So I see no reason why we should continue to foot the bill to pay for lazy government employees who get paid to sit on their asses.

OutsidetheBox says:

if an unsavory fellow wanted to poison the supply or if there was a chemical spill, I’m pretty sure the govt at federal level handles that.
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We have efficient local authorities who are just as capable of investigating a terrorist act against our water supply. They only call in the feds to free up local manpower to fight other crimes.

jeniefrumdabloc says:

Do you know there were certain areas CDC that were closed
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Yes, the lab techs who are paid to babysit deadly bacteria and virus that are locked up so tight that air can’t even get in or out. That’s essential all right.

OutsidetheBox says:

Suhn-dra! Let me take a moment to remind you of the !! No name calling! BOL!!!
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Referring to government employees as “lazy” is not name calling. The word ‘lazy’ is used as a noun.

SouthernLegalDiva says:

As an essential person, I cannot wait until my coworkers are back at work. The backlog at my employment is ENORMOUS. There is no way we can keep up with this work without those “non-essential” persons.

Your comment was offensive and very rude. I expect better from you Sandra.
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I was not referring to you “essential” workers who are tasked with keeping our country running smoothly. You deserve to be paid, and if I’m not mistaken, President Obama signed a bill to pay you essential workers during the shutdown. Maybe it does put a little extra workload on you essential workers when the non-essential workers are furloughed. But I see you have time to surf the Internet?

<–Doesn't Talk To Strangers says:

And why you got the Pres peeking out the window

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Anna says:

They were coming to impeach him, he's making sure noone is after him.
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They’re still coming. It’s just a matter of time.

Katie Holmes is not down with the swirl