Bryn Bohannan- Government Shutdown

Summary:
The government is shut down and our economy is currently feeling the effects. There are many cases of unpaid mortgage because of the government shutdown since it results in government workers unpaid. It is currently on the 17 day of shutdown.
Analysis:
I already knew about this  topic but did not really realize the effects on the country's economy. I understood that Trump wanted 5 billion dollars for the wall and he was not backing down without it. It is terrible that since there is a conflict in the White House so many people that are currently trying to solve the problem are suffering which in turn makes our country as a whole suffer. In 1995 there was also shutdown that lasted 21 days and made our economy feel the consequences. When the shutdown occured the world was at a shock. There were no smithsonian tours, 280,000 workers stayed home that monday, and many people not even in the government got laid off right before christmas. I am surprised that since the 1995 shutdown happened that we did not fully learn from that experience and are currently making the same mistake especially because the biggest shutdown happened only 23 years ago.
Source:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/politics/govenment-shutdown-impact-effects.html