This week there is a major problem in the United States. This major problem is the Government shutdown of 2013. A few of the reasons this happened is because the republicans and democrats can not agree on a passing a budget plan for the United States and have not agreed for a little over a week now. The reason why the Government shutdown is so bad is because veterans, National parks, National museums school websites,and more are closed and when they are closed no people are payed. Speaking of people not getting paid, that is another big problem because the government is getting paid. What everyone except four people are doing is giving it away to charity, two are undecided, and the other two are keeping it. The democrats side to this whole thing is that they want the budget to be passed , and the republicans side to this is that they do not want the budget to be passed.If they don’t pass it soon the debut ceiling be passed that will not let the United States borrow money from other countries. All of the National workers are not getting paid till the government shutdown is over. The problem with that is that they have to pay for stuff like there house and electric bills now.Right now 800,000 are not working and not getting paid because of the government shutdown. I had an interview with Marcia Jacobowitz-Paz a lawyer at Jacobowitz & Gubits and this is what she had to say about the Government Shutdown of 2013.
Leah P– So Marcia what do you think about the government shutdown?
Marcia J P-I think that the politicians in Washington are being very selfish. They are putting their own interests and beliefs ahead of their people.
Leah P-What would you do if you were in congress?
Marcia J P– I would listen to the voters act in accordance with their best interest and I would support the president and the laws enacted.
Leah P– As you heard, about congress getting a paycheck what do you think about it?
Marcia J P– they should not be getting paid! They are the ones that got our country in to this big mess. If no else who works for the government is getting paid why should they.
Leah P– It as been an honor talking to you about politics.
Marcia J P– I hope you learned a little about politics.
I think this whole government shutdown is a mess. Many people hope this mess will be over so the government can open things again and people can get their paychecks, and so do I.