Shut down what?
A sobering thread:
If you are currently working without pay during the shutdown, or are furloughed and willing to share please comment and let people know what you do. I think it is important for everyone to understand the families and services that are currently impacted. It is VAST.
— Amanda Deibert at Comic Con Revolution #E2 (@amandadeibert) January 6, 2019
I am an attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission. I am currently NOT investigating violations of the securities laws (meaning they are not currently being enforced). I would really like to review the subpoenaed docs on my desk right now.
— Hocca McFendel (@HoccaMcFendel) January 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/BonnieKRobinson/status/1081930516469899264
https://twitter.com/LRow15/status/1082065241993891840
You don’t even have to be a federal worker, you can be affected if your work depends on some furloughed bit of the federal government or of course if some aspect of your life depends on some furloughed bit of the federal government.
My husband is not a federal employee but his work has been halted due to the shutdown. He is a scientist who specializes in the research & development of new cancer drugs. His latest submission to the FDA to begin a new clinical trial is in limbo because the shutdown. Sad.
— Mary Christensen (@MMChristensen) January 6, 2019
Like that. Oh well, it’s only cancer meds being delayed.
https://twitter.com/phiala/status/1081940501404807170
https://twitter.com/avamariegeorge2/status/1082041121751134209
Oh, so crop losses then. Oh well, it’s just food.
https://twitter.com/Nichole261/status/1082318167811055616
And so on. The thread is probably infinite.
My students can’t access necessary, up to date information that will allow them to get the education required to complete their degrees and begin working to make society better. My students are studying to be teachers, farmers, nurses, dental hygienists, law enforcement officers, computer programmers, wildlife biologists, med lab technicians, businesspeople, and so many, many more things that keep our economy running, keep us fed, educate our children, and maintain our health. Not to mention those that are working to protect our environment which we all rely on for our basic needs.
Yesterday I received a letter from a known scam called the “US Veterans Assistance Foundation” claiming I pledged $50 on the phone. I was going to report this fraud to the FTC, but the FTC is closed:
My FTC complaint can wait, but I imagine other people have a more timely need for https://identitytheft.gov/.
I suppose one good thing that might come out of the shutdown is that all these people (conservative, liberal, and moderate) who are constantly telling me the government does nothing for them may learn to STFU. If state and local governments were also to shut down, the country could easily come to a halt.
Why not save more tax payers money by shutting down the secret service?
Pity it’s not in the constitution. If it is decided that the government needs to save money by closing down some services, the first to be shut down must be the secret service. Such an amendment might be quite popular with the general public.