and the active duty soldiers. they originally weren't going to get paid, but the democrats/republicans put through an order at the last minute to ensure they'd still get paid.
the thing that's going to fuck up a lot of people are the grants for the scientists. the grant cycles tend to operate in october, but because this is the government and it's shut down, these people won't be getting their grant money when the government turns back on, oh no. they probably won't see it until 6 months to a year down the line, and for those that do research in antarctica, or deal with animals mating seasons, well...they're shit out of luck.
So what happens now?
We all move to mexico.
Only the basic and most important govt agencies continue running. At least that's my understanding of it.
Don't forget that 800,000 workers go without pay...
and the active duty soldiers. they originally weren't going to get paid, but the democrats/republicans put through an order at the last minute to ensure they'd still get paid.
the thing that's going to fuck up a lot of people are the grants for the scientists. the grant cycles tend to operate in october, but because this is the government and it's shut down, these people won't be getting their grant money when the government turns back on, oh no. they probably won't see it until 6 months to a year down the line, and for those that do research in antarctica, or deal with animals mating seasons, well...they're shit out of luck.
fuck man, sounds grim...
Great way to explain it. I didn't know that's how it worked.