U.S Government ShutDown

Nana TopuriaMariam Orjonikidze

Gvantsa QartlelishviliJemal Bodokia

Giorgi Lomtadze

how did it come to this?

• The Democrat-led Senate and Republican led-House crashed over President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare bill, known as Obamacare.

Wait, what? Why is the federal

government shut down?

• There are wide swaths of the federal government that need to be funded each year in order to operate. If Congress can't agree on how to fund them, they have to close down.

What does it mean?

The shutdown means all "non-essential staff" - about 800,000 of the total 2.1 million-strong federal workforce - will

stay home in a temporary leave of absence known as a

'furlough’.

What happened last time?

• The government shut down for 21 days under President Bill Clinton in mid-December 1995

Grand Teton National Park  

Shutdown Places

WWII Memorial

the Air and Space Museum

closed NASA gift shop in Washington

Who else does it affect?

• The stock market dropped amid news of the shutdown

• Investors are also keeping themselves braced for an even bigger meltdown on October 17, when the government will face its deadline on the national debt ceiling.

• Events in the US are crucial because they are the bedrock that nearly every other investment is built upon

8 Things To Know About A Government Shutdown

• It won't be the first time

• The last shutdown lasted three weeks

• Only the "essentials“

• The checks are in the mail

• Even in a shutdown, the Postal Service delivers

• National parks and museums? Forget it

• Visa and passport delays

• Who would be blamed for a shutdown?

Five lessons we can take away from the U.S. Government shutdown

• Government Has Enormous Power

• Compromise Is Important

• Be Forthright

• Life is Sometimes Not Fair

• Play Nice

U.S Government Shutdown On Covers

U.S Government Shutdown On Covers

People Demonstrate U.S Government Shutdown

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References:1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_government_shutdown_of_2013

2.http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/30/absolutely-everything-you-need-to-know-about-how-the-government-shutdown-will-work/3. http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/09/23/225462813/8-things-to-know-about-a-government-shutdown4. http://www.workopolis.com/content/advice/article/five-things-job-seekers-can-learn-from-the-u-s-government-shutdown/5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24375591