Texy Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 1st time in 17 yrs! Is this the closest America has come to Bharat Bandh :hmmm: Fun fact: Monica Lewinsky's famous affair with Bill Clinton, started on the 2nd day of last shut down. :giggle: SOURCE
FischerTal Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 And Indians think their govt is a shytehole :phehehe: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
vvvslaxman Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 Windows 8.1 just included shutdown button :phehehe: Hope nobody blames Microsoft.
Raghav_12 Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 1st time in 17 yrs! Is this the closest America has come to Bharat Bandh :hmmm: Fun fact: Monica Lewinsky's famous affair with Bill Clinton, started on the 2nd day of last shut down. :giggle: SOURCE Obama would be eagerly waiting for tomorrow. :giggle:
vvvslaxman Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 so' date=' who's fault is it? [/quote'] GOP will blame DEM. DEM will blame GOP.
coffee_rules Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 It is the #1 headline on TOI. I can get most of the US news from TOI.
G_B_ Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 markets just dont give a **** about this from what i can tell
Clarke Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 so' date=' who's fault is it? [/quote'] The side that has clocked 40+ failed attempts to repeal Obamacare has now decided to shutdown govt to tackle it. Take a wild guess who's responsible :/
Texy Posted October 1, 2013 Author Posted October 1, 2013 Do courts shutdown ? Courts stay open for 10 days. Post office is open as well much to the dismay of those lazy postal workers. Even NASA is partially shut down :cantstop: Unfortunate for travelers. Last time 20k - 30k foreign visa applications/ 200k US passport applications went unprocessed.
Laaloo Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 Courts stay open for 10 days. Post office is open as well much to the dismay of those lazy postal workers. Even NASA is partially shut down :cantstop: Unfortunate for travelers. Last time 20k - 30k foreign visa applications/ 200k US passport applications went unprocessed. yup post office may as well remain closed. those people are useless
coffee_rules Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 The shutdown won't affect Ellis Island or the Washington Monument because they are already closed for repairs. :hysterical:
Desi Cartman Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 Courts stay open for 10 days. Post office is open as well much to the dismay of those lazy postal workers. Even NASA is partially shut down :cantstop: Unfortunate for travelers. Last time 20k - 30k foreign visa applications/ 200k US passport applications went unprocessed. oh no.. i hope its fixed soon as i applied for my daughter's passport on Friday. it usually takes 4-6 weeks to process. :((
coffee_rules Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 oh no.. i hope its fixed soon as i applied for my daughter's passport on Friday. it usually takes 4-6 weeks to process. :(( THIS: Some passport services located in federal buildings might be disrupted — only if those buildings are forced to close because of a disruption in building support services. BUT NOT THIS: Except in those instances, passport and visas will be handled as usual, both at home and abroad. These activities of the Bureau of Consular Affairs are fully supported by user fees instead of appropriated money, so are not affected. As well, the government will keep handling green card applications. http://news.yahoo.com/whats-changing-whats-not-shutdown-211140469.html
CSK Fan Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 markets just dont give a **** about this from what i can tell Most people are laughing at the US http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/01/world/shutdown-in-tweets/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 Some tweets sizemore @sizemore “Hello, US. Have you tried turning it off and on again?†10:01 AM - 1 Oct 2013 Owen Barder @owenbarder Next time you blame the woes of developing countries on 'poor governance' have a think about how the US government arrived at today.
hhunaeh Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 What’s open, what’s closed WIC program CLOSED The WIC program, which provides food to 8.9 million low-income women and children, will be out of money, its supporters say. VA disability claims PROBABLY CLOSED All Veterans Administration medical facilities will remain open for inpatient and outpatient care, but benefits programs overseen by the VA would probably be affected by a shutdown. Federal courts OPEN According to Judge John D. Bates, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, federal courts could continue to operate for approximately two weeks with reserve funds. Federal websites PROBABLY CLOSED Many government Web sites will be down or have limited functionality.
Brainfade Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 This is the 18th time This is the 18th time that the US Govt has shut down. Here's a rundown of all the previous 17. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/25/here-is-every-previous-government-shutdown-why-they-happened-and-how-they-ended/ #s 16 and 17 are interesting: Shutdown #16: Clinton v. Gingrich, the First When did it take place? Nov. 13-19, 1995 How long did it last? 5 days Who was president? Bill Clinton Who controlled the Senate? Republicans, 53-47; Bob Dole was majority leader Who controlled the House? Republicans, 233-199; Newt Gingrich was speaker Why did it happen? The GOP-run Congress sent Clinton a continuing resolution that would have raised Medicare premiums, committed the president to balance the budget within seven years, and curtailed environmental regulations, among other provisions. He vetoed it, triggering a shutdown. What resolved it? The shutdown was ended when Clinton, Gingrich and Dole reached an agreement to fund the government at 75 percent levels for four weeks while budget negotiations continued. Clinton also agreed to the seven-year balanced budget timeline. Workers furloughed during the shutdown were given back pay. Shutdown #17: Clinton v. Gingrich, the Second: Baseline Boogaloo When did it take place? Dec. 5, 1995 to Jan. 6, 1996 How long did it last? 21 days Who was president? Bill Clinton Who controlled the Senate? Republicans, 53-47; Bob Dole was majority leader Who controlled the House? Republicans, 235-198; Newt Gingrich was speaker Why did it happen? Republican leaders demanded that the White House propose a seven-year budget plan that balanced when using the CBO's economic forecasts, rather than the OMB's, which were more optimistic. The plan Clinton proposed still produced a $115 billion deficit in seven years according to CBO numbers, even as the OMB estimated that it would balance the budget by then. The dispute was not resolved before the continuing resolution agreed to a month earlier (see previous entry) expired. What resolved it? Republicans caved, basically, and passed legislation to keep the government open. Clinton, in turn, submitted a budget plan that the CBO said balanced the budget within seven years. And therein lies the real story behind balanced budget that is credited to Clinton. It had to be shoved down his throat :-).
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