Government Shutdown

[fabrisse]

The District will close down too. No street sweepers or trash pick-up or libraries. I'm still waiting to hear about my agency.

*sigh*

Just for the record, it is Federal law that provides that we shut down. We aren't even allowed to spend our own money -- DC Taxes -- during the period. Moreover, if the current budget proposal by the GOP passes, we will not be allowed to spend our own tax money to fund abortions or for needle exchange programs. This in a city where 5% of the population tests HIV positive.

Oh, and for a good part of today, the largest headline at The Washington Post was about what impact a shutdown would have on tourists. It's nearly impossible to find anything on its impact on District residents at the Post or The Washington Times.

Comments

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

Yeepers. I have been following with increasing dismay. Also, the grant to conserve a big sculpture that desperately needs it rests on a budget coming through...I may have to find alternate funding sources to help the poor thing before it rusts away.

[siderea]

Oh, no! :(

BTW, I saw a DC "Taxation Without Representation" plate up here on Sunday.

[eanja]

My sister works for the EPA, so she's waiting to see what happens with this as well- as she mentioned in her recent lj, it's not even that they won't get paid, but they legally aren't allowed to work, so any time sensitive thing must get done by Thursday, or it gets dropped, even if people would be willing to come in and finish it unpaid.

[wadjet-theperv.livejournal.com]

That's dreadful :o( I haven't been following the story so can't comment on the reasons behind it (I'll go take a look in a min) but that is probably going to impact most on those most vulnerable. As usual. I hope it's resolved asap and that DC residents don't suffer too much.

[snopes-faith.livejournal.com]

I'm crossing all my fingers for your agency. That's very shocking to read for the people of DC.

[moria923.livejournal.com]

I wonder what DC schoolteachers tell the kids when it's time to teach about the Revolution starting because of "taxation without representation".