Public sentiment regarding the government shutdown is overwhelmingly negative, characterized by frustration and anger directed at politicians, particularly focusing on their incompetence and self-serving behavior. Commenters express deep disillusionment with the political system, highlighting concerns about federal workers, economic stability, and the ongoing dysfunction within Congress. Many feel that the repeated nature of shutdowns reflects a failure of leadership and accountability, resulting in a sense of helplessness among ordinary citizens.

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Didn't even know it was shutdown until reading this. 

SuqMahdihk

GroggySpirits

G51926

Sucks for the federal workers who have to wait to get paid but it’s an overly sensationalized nothingburger otherwise

whisperworks

Indifferent. This happens twice a year. 

I am a recently fired federal employee. I was fired for writing a letter saying I disagreed with the direction of our Department. 

We’re so far into fascism that a govt shutdown is oddly the last thing I’m worrying about.

ImpressiveShift3785

Nothing new, doesn’t really affect my life in any way I can’t lie

Dragonnstuff

Yawn… wake me up when they quit posturing. Or not. Whatever.

Boring_Concept_1765

Don’t care that much. It’s just political gamesmanship, and we’ve seen it many times before. It’ll get figured out soon enough. 

Smathwack

Im a furloughed federal scientist and this is my 3rd shutdown in my 20 yr career. Short shutdowns are not really an issue but the last one was 35 days and it really screwed up a lot of our research. And our office budget. 

This one does feel much more nerve racking because they are threatening to fire everyone. Im not sure if its a bluff or not, but probably not because Russ Vought is behind it all.  So far, he has done everything he’s said he would do. We’ve been told we can access our computers for 15 minutes per day to see if we’re fired. So nice of them. 


We’ve already lost so many people, so many top level scientists, we don’t have enough people to do the science we have been paid for, and now they want to lay off more. We are literally in triage, deciding what projects we keep and what we can cut or which ones we even have people with the niche scientific knowledge to complete. 

Flood risk estimation to make sure culverts and roads don’t collapse in a flood, Drought risk estimation to see if communities have enough water to go around in an extreme drought, sediment transport monitoring and modeling to identify which streams are most at risk for erosion which destabilizes roads and bridges, monitoring modeling of groundwater contaminants like PFAS to see which if any wells or water bodies they might infiltrate into to protect people from exposure, monitoring of harmful  algal blooms (the kind that kill your dog if they swim in a lake with it) and studies to determine which lakes are most susceptible, continuous stream monitoring which the weather service uses for flash flood alerts- these are the types of studies my tiny office does and the types of project that will end if they fire us all.

AfternoonValuable317

For many federal workers it’s a free vacation with backpay. 

For essential workers it kind of sucks, since they have to work and still have to deal with delayed pay. 

For contractors who can’t get funding during this period, it really sucks for them. They don’t get backpay.

For your average American, they don’t care because it was a federal government shutdown. State and local governments are still running, so most essential services like schools and police departments are still operational.

SpecialistIll8831

Wooden-Glove-2384

AdorableImportance71

Tricky_Ad_1870

It is literally a shit show. Whoever these “leaders”, they aren’t leaders.

festivefrederick

troycalm

Only need 4 more democrat senators to flip….they will eventually

Agreeable-City3143

Some parts of the national parks are shut down. It generally doesn't stop people from getting in, but because services are stopped, the places end up quite [trashed ](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/national-parks-were-trashed-during-the-last-government-shutdown-former-officials-are-urging-trump-to-close-them-this-time-around-191919191.html)by the time everything is up and running again.

Equal_Sun150

If I didn't show up to my job, I wouldn't have a job. Get back to work and do what you all are paid to do and stop being childish. Release all of the files so that we can start fighting about something else. Stop fucking around with social security that the people have paid in to, it is our right not a privilege.

Khranky

When you suck at governing, it’s an easy out

MyOnlyEnemyIsMeSTYG

Blockade10040

If that many people get fired /laid off during the shut down, the same people are going to be looking for jobs in the private sector, not to mention the strain on unemployment benefits. Is the job market robust enough right now to take that on? That's what's concerning me

Realistic_Ad_5321

Don’t care. It’s all theater. The stock market didn’t even twitch. That’s how much these assholes have overused this.

d3dmnky

Sad_Internal_1562

Well, it's nice that all those maga farmers are not getting their socialist bailout checks any time soon.  Yet again, who knew the leopards of the face eating leopard party would eat their faces?  

Other than that, it's not going to affect my life in the least.

A_Nonny_Muse

Dems holding it at gunpoint to give money to illegal aliens for healthcare. Midterms will be bad for them.

para_la_calle

Itsalive555

It's astounding that the party in control of both houses of congress and the presidency thinks they can blame the minority party after they neglected to govern. 

It's infuriating remembering that just a few weeks ago this same party passed a highly partisan and divisive budget reconciliaton bill, but couldn't have been bothered to actually put a budget into it. 

It's almost like they think we're stupid. 

The president did say "smart people don't like me." No kidding.

Opposite-Program8490

It tells me that there is a Democratic Party and then there are traitors. What sticks in my 78 year old craw is how much better things were before the Ayn Rand faction took over government.

Aromatic-Leopard-600

No_Scarcity8249

oppanycstyle

Glad Dems are fighting back. It's immoral to fund this government.

Beyond that, on a more procedural point, the point of requiring 60 votes in the Senate is to get some sort of bipartisan agreement on funding the government. There's no point in doing that with Republicans. In March, there was a bipartisan agreement on funding the government. Rs violated that agreement when they passed the recision package this summer on an 51 vote majority.

So yeah. Fuck em. I wouldn't agree to anything with them. Make em nuke the filibuster on funding the government.

No-Barnacle-9576

KEEP THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN, NO GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST GOVERNMENT!! 1!!11!1!!! GOOD LUCK CHUCK THANK YOU SENATE DEMS!! 1!1!!!1

Unsayingtitan

Conscious-Tension-48

FigureBorn4734

Wizzmer

It doesn’t matter. I wish it did, but it seems our government is either evil, spineless or both.

Veganmisprint

Shameful. Congress should be fined and stripped of their salaries.

FantasticAd8253

As someone else said, its become the overwhelming norm for a long time now. I don't even notice it anymore.

AleroRatking

salchichasconpapas

thebestonenow

JJP_0712

SouthernStatement832

To be honest, we can’t tell the difference because we don’t know when they’re working anyway it seems like they’re never working

Disastrous-Fig-9830

betchimacow223

They should be locked in whichever building they are in and can't go home till they settle it

Excellent_Regret4141

Happens all the time. It’s as real as professional wrestling. It’s just a way to use civil servants as pawns to score political points.

one_pound_of_flesh

Eh....but it doesn't impact me personally. I don't really care but I'm sure there are those who are experiencing a rough go of it. I've offered help to any community members via my social network. We are stronger together.

MGaCici

It is not the first or last shutdown. It is a big yawn….wake me up when it is over.

Conscious-Crab-5057

Don't care. No effect on my life and they get back pay aka a vacation

Inevitable-Store-837

So tired of this garbage. They pass a budget using reconciliation, which means they can pass it with 51 votes. Then it comes time to *pay for the budget* they rammed thru, they need 60 votes.

All it means is that they refused to negotiate a budget that would pass with 60 votes like they should in the first place. Then we wait weeks while they try to negotiate a temporary measure to keep it open until they get back from another vacation.

Anyone who doesn't recognize this as a purely manufactured game which doesn't affect them but hurts millions of Americans is just a fool.

unaskthequestion

Rexmack44

Nothing. It happens often, with or without trump in office. I just hope we can have a moment of peace to be honest I’m getting too stressed out watching this coup happen we haven’t had one day of nothing happening.

GayHuckleberry

JuliusSeizuresalad

the real question is are we going to be prepared for the government startup

Xavier_Wolf

SavageWhisenhunt

It pisses me off, every time this shit happens.

DieHardAmerican95

APKFL

Desh282

I feel like the PC narrative is going to be to blame the dems, and most of the dipshits in the US will fall for that. Like they always do. Like they always will. Nothing will get better; ask that person out and enjoy life while you can

Brosenheim

Democrats will cave shortly, it won’t matter. The whole situation is brain dead simple, dems have no coherent message so whatever is said by republicans is as good as fact even if it’s a lie, and it will stick.

FuckingTree

Working on feeling the same way Republicans do when it comes to other Americans… don’t care

NotOkThen

GreedyRip4945

It’s much more effective when it’s shut down. Keep it shut down. Who cares. Sorry about people losing your jobs, but let’s be honest, you’re going to be replaced by Ai pretty soon.

nurdle

scooterv1868

the federal government has barely done shit this year anyways but follow the orders of a fascist wannabe dictator.

omgitsbees

It’s a distraction from releasing all the Epstein files. The house just flipped a seat to (D) and she will be put in next week as long as it’s not delayed. Thomas Massie now has enough votes to force the release. We need everyone to put pressure on their representatives to follow through. JUSTICE FOR THE 1000+ children trafficked. This isn’t a D vs R issue, it’s an Elites vs The American People.

PR3SID3NT_NIX0N

TrumpChumps are just lying sacks of shit. They just want more tax cuts for their favorite billionaires and pedophiles.

Exotic-Dance7402

750,000 workers is .004 % of the amount of workers in the US. I feel bad for them but you know when you take a federal job that this is a very possible reality. You need to be ready.

Rush58

It just proves how little government we actually need

run_squid_run

* Ultimately, I think this will only help the DEMs in the midterms.
   * They're spinning this well, especially using Trump's own words
   * The DEMs showing themselves in both chambers and not GOP members present - Speaker Mike Johnson told them to go home
* It's stupid and infantile and not what we pay them for - that's both parties
* Federal workers get screwed in the process
* It makes the nation look worse than it does to foreign countries and businesses.  It states unequivocally we cannot - we choose not - to get our act together, and that makes us a financial risk
* With the GOP in charge of the House (from which all bills of revenue must start), the Senate, and the White House - but refuse to actually negotiate.
   * This is not a parliamentary system - if the GOP even knows what that is (and yes, some members do)

The proof will come in the mid-terms, but the GOP has little to stand on, having alienated farmers, people who need rural hospitals and clinics, cutting USAID, gutting Education, cutting PBS/NPR, failing to take care of veterans, and Trump's insulting tantrum at the U.N., among a plethora of other evidence.

Yggdrssil0018

I wish at my job, whenever there’s a disagreement between my coworkers, we could just shut down like the US government does. “We want this” “Well we want that!” Shutdown.

Competitive-You-6317

HailingCasuals

flapping4peace

That is complicated….. 

On one hand I knew since the orange tool was elected that this would happen. Only thing in question was when.

I want to be upset about it. But the reasons for it are super important. So my hope is Dems hold the line as long as it takes. Even if I am still watching the news count shut down days 10 years from now. Some shit is just that important.

I blame the party controlling the entirety of the government for this moment. They been making some wicked bad choices. As we say where I am from in the USA.

AmandaWildflower

If nothings getting paid then politicians shouldn't be getting paid. None of them.

kwtransporter66

Whatever. This is all bullshit. I'm not even a little surprised.

OrdinaryUniversity59

No american deserves this kind of crap from the officials they've voted for

OneOldBear

tuck Frump and everyone who voted for the asshat.

LazyOldCat

8-LeggedCat

It’s bad under normal circumstances, but worse now because Trump will undoubtedly exploit it to fire many government workers. Still, Dems need to find some way to fight back, their options are very limited and this is one of their only avenues to that.

JohnnyGeniusIsAlive

TACO’s 🌮 revenge?  Can’t believe they gave him this opportunity….

BC2H

I feel for the federal workers barely getting by, but I support Democrats efforts to attempt to protect ACAsubsodies. The increases that would result from their expiration would be DEVASTATING to a healthcare system already being held together by bits of string.

CozmicBunni

It's never a good thing, but if it's to take a stand for something good it makes sense. I think it's the right call, and it's nice to see Dems actually standing for something instead of folding at the last second like they have been.

irrelevantanonymous

My only problem is that Americans are so fucking stupid that they'll actually blame the party that doesn't control all three branches of government.

Immediate_Review_386

Trumpnis the worst president, the worst deal maker, and a dangerous man. The government has no business shutting down. Teump needs to cone to the table and lead or step aside and let someone more capable like JD vance do the job

permabannedmanytimes

Sorry_Ad6764

I feel really bad for federal workers. This has been the goal and ideology of anywhere of a third to half the country for 45 years. It's an experiment they really want to do badly. People have been clamoring for Democrats to a"do something!" Well they did something. The only thing they can do, the only thing they have the legal power to do. I hope they don't open it back up till the midterms honestly.


 I'm at the FAFO stage. 

I want to find out what ugly monster comes out the shuffle that can only exist in this state so we know what to kill later on.

zayelion

It’s about time the democrats finally stood up to fascism.  And ICE agents not getting paid is the cherry on top.

Sojouner_King

The stock market is up, crime is down, and people are a little friendlier....the world is a little better place.

Extension-Scarcity41

Doesn’t matter. Government and voting is a stupid game stupid people play for no real reason.

Ill-Cranberry978

Radical left this radical left that... are the radicals in the room with us right now?

Doonot

Not paying the military while trying to potentially deploy them to US cities is an interesting choice. 

NovelPermission634

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This is how they weaponize it.

MaritimeOS

Email I received from the VA (not my words, this is all just copy-pasted):

As you may be aware, funding for some government agencies, including portions of the Department of Veterans Affairs, expired at midnight this morning.

President Trump opposes a lapse in appropriations, and on September 19, the House of Representatives passed, with the Trump Administration’s support, a clean continuing resolution to fund the government through November 21. Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking this Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands.

During the current lapse in funding, the vast majority of VA benefits and services will continue uninterrupted, but the government shutdown is not without consequences to VA. Here is what you need to know:

# The following critical Veterans care and assistance programs will be impacted by the government shutdown:

* VA will not provide Veteran career counseling or transition assistance program activities.
* The GI Bill Hotline will be closed.
* VA regional benefits offices will be closed.
* VA will cease public affairs and outreach to Veterans.
* VA will not permanently place headstones or maintain the grounds at VA national cemeteries.
* VA will not process applications for pre-need burials.
* VA will not print new presidential memorial certificates.

# Thankfully, the government shutdown will not impact the following VA services:

* Veteran health care is not impacted. VA Medical Centers, Outpatient Clinics, and Vet Centers will be open.
* VA benefits will continue to be processed and delivered, including compensation, pension, education, and housing benefits.
* Burials will continue at VA national cemeteries. Applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits processing will continue.
* The Board of Veterans’ Appeals will continue decisions on Veterans’ cases.
* VA Contact Centers (1-800-MyVA411) and the Veterans Crisis Line (Dial 988, Press 1) are open 24/7.

Honest_Persimmon_859

Meanwhile, across the border, individuals of a 'certain age' are flashing back to:

"We're proud to be Canadian ...... We won't say that we're better, it's just that we're less worse" (Arrogant Worms 1997)

At least we have a government that is incentivized to work. If they cannot pass a budget, there is not a shutdown. All services continue. But it immediately triggers an election so we can vote for someone more competent.

For some reason, the immediate threat of losing their job seems to make the politicians work a little bit harder.

QuietKanuk

let’s stop paying taxes while the shutdown is in effect. i’m not paying these people to do nothing.

_John_Dillinger

And just to be clear, unlike what sites like [hud.gov](http://hud.gov) claim, THIS IS NOT THE "RADICAL LEFT"S FAULT. 

If we had that kind of power we wouldnt be busking on the street for change or occupying abandoned buildings because we cant afford housing or are illegals in our country of birth.

6FeetDownUnder

Check out why Dems didn’t agree. Dems are trying to extend ACA subsidies so prices don’t do this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Georgia/s/gJPnqZ0qnY

lurkertiltheend

At least the Democrats finally grew some balls.

Throwaload1234

The government shut down because Republicans didn't want to extend ACA subsidies or reverse Medicaid cuts. They have to save money to subsidize all the AI data centers they're building. Isn't it awesome that our tax money helps pay to build data centers that will pollute our water and stress our power grids?

The_Vee_

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