remain in business as usual, they include: the Defense Department, Courts, and the Agricultural Departments (Zabarenko/Thomson Reuters, D., 2013).
Effects of 2013 Government Shutdown:
With the outcome of the 2013 government shutdown there also additional attributes that are impacted related to costs. “These costs include economic disruption, negative impacts on Federal programs and services that support American businesses and individuals, costs to the government, and impacts on the Federal workforce.” (Burwell/WhiteHouse.gov, 2013). There were five main areas that were focused on the most as follows:
1. Federal employees at its peak of 850,000 per day were furloughed.
2. The shutdown cost the government billions of dollars.
3. The shutdown had significant negative effects on the economy.
4. The shutdown had a big impact on Americans who rely on programs and services that were stopped by the shutdown. This includes: cancelled safety inspections, delayed tax refunds, scientific research put on hold, etc.
5. The shutdown could have a long term effect on the ability to retain skilled and driven workforce that the government needs (Burwell/WhiteHouse.gov, 2013).
Dissatisfaction with Government:
Many Americans were upset with the government officials in the way the entirety of it was handled.
“Overall, the shutdown produced widespread political fallout. Dissatisfaction with Congress, elected officials and the workings of the political system has increased. An overwhelming majority of Americans say the budget dispute damaged the U.S. economy and the nation’s image in the world. A sizable majority lacks confidence that another crisis can be averted when the current agreement runs out early next year.” (Balz/The Washington Post, D, 2013).
*Note: There are many ways Obama care has been or can be spelled. “In a trend that seems to have taken off this summer, conservatives have started capitalizing the "C" in Obamacare while liberals keep it lowercased.” (Phillips/Vallejo Times Herald, A., 2013). When you look up Obama care on in the Google definition it comes up as spaced and lowered case. Point is…You will see it spelled many different ways. Another thing the two parties can also not agree upon is how to spell it. *
What Happened?
The 2013 Government Shutdown