1. Why is the government shut down?
The U.S. Constitution states that a key duty of Congress is to pass a budget for the government. If a budget is not passed, the U.S. government will have no funding for its offices, so most functions - from loans to passport applications - will be forced to be suspended. Some core services such as defense and air traffic control would remain in service. And, of course, Congress would not be suspended.
2. Why do we need to pass a budget in the middle of the year?
Because the U.S. government's new fiscal year begins on October 1st.
3.Why is the budget blocked?
House **** and GOPers insist any spending that includes funding for the Obamacare bill should be delayed. But Senate Democrats take the opposite view.
4. What does the Obamacare bill have to do with the government budget?
The health care bill is not directly related to the government budget, but it has become a bipartisan bargaining tool. Some *** and partisans, led by Sen. Ted Cruz, believe that Obama's domestic policy is so bad that it needs to be interrupted for the government budget to cut it.
5. What are the arguments against the Obamacare bill?
The full name of this health care reform bill is the Patient Protection and Low-Cost Care Act, which forces average Americans to enroll in health insurance. Opponents argue that the government is taking too much control and will hurt employers. Others have criticized the bill's medical device tax as actually sending a lot of jobs overseas.
6. What is the Democrats' defense?
Democrats argue that the law will expand health care coverage. The Obamacare bill prevents insurance companies and others from failing to sell coverage on the grounds that an applicant is sick. Supporters also argue that those who have purchased health insurance will not pay directly for medical items they did not purchase.
7. What happened around the GOP budget this weekend?
The *** and party-controlled House of Representatives opted to take a hard line, passing a government budget that called for a one-year extension of Obama's health care law first and a repeal of the medical device tax, which provides some of the health care law's funding. But Democrats refused, saying they wouldn't make a deal with Obamacare.
8. What happened on Sept. 30?
The Senate rejected two House-passed government bills in quick succession, prompting the House to pass other government budgets.
9. Has this type of event happened before?
It's happened before: There was a government shutdown in 1995 during the Clinton administration, caused by *** and party opposition to Clinton's proposed Medicare-for-all program. The last government shutdown lasted 21 days.
10.What happens after a government shutdown?
The government will be divided into core and non-core departments. Core departments will not be affected, but non-core departments will stop working. Federal court hearings may be postponed, some public hospitals will suspend their pickups, and tourist attractions such as national parks will be temporarily closed.
11. How many government employees will be on unpaid leave?
Up to 3.3 million people in core government departments will work as usual, but more than 783,000 government employees will be forced to stay home.
12. What is the impact on the economy?
It depends on how long the shutdown lasts. If it is only a few days, there will be no serious impact. If 3-4 weeks, according to the analysis, the U.S. economy will be significantly harmed. GDP would fall by 1.4 percentage points in the current quarter. In addition, the stock market will not like the government "shutdown" approach, the three major stock indexes will fall.
13. How would it affect the lives of ordinary people?
The impact will be small and large. Letter exchanges will not be affected, the army is also on duty as usual, social security will also be issued normally. But there would be a wait to buy a house toward a loan, and there would be an impact if you wanted to get a gun permit or a passport.
14. Will the government shutdown kill the Obamacare bill?
Probably not. Much of the funding for the Obamacare bill comes from taxes, as well as cost-cutting funds for other programs.
15. Will Obama still get a paycheck after the government "shuts down"?
Yes, Obama's paycheck - $400,000 - will still be paid and will not be affected.
16. What about members of the House and Senate?
Their salaries won't be affected either.
17. What does the public think of the government "shutdown"?
A new survey shows that 46% of respondents believe that if the government "shuts down", the responsibility lies with the **** and the party; 36% believe that it lies with the president, and another 13% believe that both are responsible.
18. Is there hope for a deal in Congress before midnight?
If Congress reaches a *** understanding on the government budget, the government won't stop working even if that budget doesn't make it to the president's desk, which happened in April 2011.
If Congress reaches a *** understanding on the government budget, the government won't stop working even if that budget doesn't make it to the president's desk.
19, is there still going to be a conflict over the debt ceiling?
Yes, it will be the next bipartisan fight, and if the $16.7 trillion (trillion) debt ceiling is not raised, the U.S. could be forced to default on some of its payment obligations, which threatens to hit the economy hard and shock global markets.
20, Can they reach a ****ing understanding?
No matter how much partisan bickering goes on, one thing the Senate and House will agree on is making sure military personnel continue to get paid while the government is shut down.