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global1

(25,298 posts) Sat Jan 20, 2018, 01:55 PM Jan 2018

Are The Majority Of The American People Even Concerned About The Sh*tdown?.....

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there is a big portion of the American People that don't even know that we're in a sh*tdown now.

We've gone through sh*tdowns in the past and they always seemed to be resolved one way or another. I don't even know if the majority of the American People even felt the effects of previous sh*tdowns.

So - the cable news channels are relishing in this sh*tdown and it is the story of the day. It pays their bills.

The only way such a sh*tdown will have any real effect is that if the majority of the American People feel and hurt bad from its effect. That will only happen if this drags on for weeks and months.

Maybe this is why Trump said what he tweeted about a sh*tdown. - "what this country needs a "good 'shutdown."

Maybe if we had a prolonged sh*tdown that really hurts. Maybe then we'll be able to work on bipartisan solutions. Maybe then the Dems and Repugs will come together.

Could this be what Trump was going for when he tweeted that tweet.

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Are The Majority Of The American People Even Concerned About The Sh*tdown?..... (Original Post) global1 Jan 2018 OP

You have to get through the NFC & AFC games this weekend BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #1

I think the IRS will be backlogged on issuing tax refunds. Kittycow Jan 2018 #2

A lot of people may not have gotten their W-2s yet BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #3

Oh I forgot about that.. Kittycow Jan 2018 #5

I'm retired too as of last year BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #6

I got my 1099ssa from social security earlier this week, JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2018 #8

Yeah...and it used to be 1099's didn't have to be out until Feb.... Bengus81 Jan 2018 #9

My electronic 1099R is ready BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #11

Not one person I interacted with today in person or by phone mentioned it. Kaleva Jan 2018 #4

Most won't see an impact if it is resolved quickly. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2018 #7

Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell are closed BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #12

80+% are MORE concerned what ButterNUT and his crew Bengus81 Jan 2018 #10

My daughter (US Army) is directly affected. Facing no paycheck on Feb 1 Roland99 Jan 2018 #13

BumRushDaShow

(130,043 posts)

1. You have to get through the NFC & AFC games this weekend

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 02:00 PM

Jan 2018

and then some might be thinking about it.

The last shutdown in 2013 went on for 16 days and I think it cost the government something like 2 billion dollars as a result (vs $0 if they had kept the government open).

Kittycow

(2,396 posts)

2. I think the IRS will be backlogged on issuing tax refunds.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 02:38 PM

Jan 2018

If memory serves me, there will be a skeleton crew accepting returns but refunds won't be doled out.

That will probably get people's attention.

BumRushDaShow

(130,043 posts)

3. A lot of people may not have gotten their W-2s yet

Reply to Kittycow (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 02:52 PM

Jan 2018

which is supposed to happen by the end of the month, so the tax "crush" hasn't really started yet.

Kittycow

(2,396 posts)

5. Oh I forgot about that..

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 05:52 PM

Jan 2018

I'm retired

BumRushDaShow

(130,043 posts)

6. I'm retired too as of last year

Reply to Kittycow (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 05:57 PM

Jan 2018

But just got a notice yesterday that my final W-2 (electronic) from the few weeks of work that I did in 2017 before I retired, was now available!

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,384 posts)

8. I got my 1099ssa from social security earlier this week,

Reply to Kittycow (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:20 PM

Jan 2018

so that's one piece of info I don't need to worry about.

Bengus81

(6,939 posts)

9. Yeah...and it used to be 1099's didn't have to be out until Feb....

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:24 PM

Jan 2018

Don't know if that's the same. If it is then many self-employed people--like I used to be don't even mess with taxes until late Feb.

BumRushDaShow

(130,043 posts)

11. My electronic 1099R is ready

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:31 PM

Jan 2018

but I didn't sign up for the electronic version so am waiting for the snail mail one.

Kaleva

(36,406 posts)

4. Not one person I interacted with today in person or by phone mentioned it.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 02:55 PM

Jan 2018

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,384 posts)

7. Most won't see an impact if it is resolved quickly.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:16 PM

Jan 2018

Military pay will be deferred, but the next military payday is probably Jan 31. Smithsonian will close on Monday, so some tourists will be disappointed. National Parks will remain partly open, but maintenance/cleaning will not be up-to-par.

BumRushDaShow

(130,043 posts)

12. Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell are closed

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:37 PM

Jan 2018

Weekends are normally busy down there (and especially a day like today when it warmed up and folks are in town for the Women's March).

Government shutdown shutters Independence Hall, Liberty Bell

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) --

The federal government shutdown has shuttered the Philadelphia sites where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed and the Liberty Bell hangs.

Security guards stood around Independence Hall on Saturday, shooing away people who got too close. A park ranger did the same at the doorway into the building that surrounds the bell.

But the visitors' center at Independence National Historical Park remained open Saturday.

Dozens of visitors still gathered around the cobblestone street that divides the two monuments, snapping photographs of the tall white tower atop Independence Hall. Some also shot photos of the bell, which was visible through a window.

http://6abc.com/politics/government-shutdown-shutters-independence-hall-liberty-bell/2971686/

Bengus81

(6,939 posts)

10. 80+% are MORE concerned what ButterNUT and his crew

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:25 PM

Jan 2018

are going to do about DACA and CHIP. Most have been though this before and it changes very little in the short term.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

13. My daughter (US Army) is directly affected. Facing no paycheck on Feb 1

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:43 PM

Jan 2018

And her transfer from Ft Bragg to Baumholder, Germany which is scheduled for early Feb is in jeopardy.

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