Grow Up, America

It seems that our country is close to going through a government shutdown. I wasn’t exactly sure what this meant when I first heard about it, so I decided to look it up. According to Wikipedia, when a government shutdown happens, all services that are considered unessential are no longer provided. This means only services needed to maintain peace are funded, like the police, medical services, and the army.

The shutdowns happen when the President, the Senate, and the House cannot agree on a budget for the fiscal year. I think it is safe to assume that President Obama along with most of the members of the Senate and the House (if not all), care about the well being of our country. Since they are trying to accomplish what is best, you would think that they would all work together to pass a budget before the government shuts down.

Thousands of federal employees go unpaid for days, possibly even weeks on end during shutdowns. Workers going without pay is not what our country needs. We need to be unified as a whole. Both the political Left and Right want a budget to insure what is best for the country.

In the current potential shut down, The House Republicans have made the most recent move with a spending-bill offer on Saturday, but the White House and the Senate have both made public that they will not accept the offer. If the Senate and White House follow through with what they have stated, then the shutdown will go into effect.

This situation is horrible for our country, and displays the immaturity of many of our government leaders on both sides. The House needs to come up with a bill that meets some of the demands of Democrats, while still maintaining the Republic values. The Senate has to be willing to agree to a bill that isn’t exactly what they want, but still has some essential Democrat ideas. President Obama needs pass the bill if it is given the ok by both the House and the Senate, because then it is most likely the best of both worlds and the best compromise the two sides can make.

Nobody can really win in this situation. Everyone needs to suck in their pride and cooperate with each other. Being stubborn and refusing to agree unless it is exactly what you want is what little children do. Our government cannot act like little children. There are many people’s jobs at stake, and the government needs to grow up.

Read more about the potential shutdown here

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