Due to the lack of agreement on the budget, the U.S. federal government's shutdown that began on October 1 has lasted for a week, and there is still no sign of compromise between the Democratic and Republican parties. The U.S. Senate voted five times in seven days, but no matter who proposed the appropriations bill, it failed to pass; the House even simply "opened it", saying that it would recess until the 14th before discussing the new plan.

While the two parties in the United States are deadlocked over "who should allocate the money to", more than 2 million government employees and even the entire U.S. economy are suffering the damage caused by the government shutdown every minute.A $10 billion subsidy to U.S. farmers, which the White House was expected to launch this week, was also changed to ¡°not coming out in the short term¡± due to the shutdown.The White House Economic Advisory Committee estimates that the U.S. economy loses $15 billion every week of federal shutdowns.

Two million people stop paying wages

Army tells soldiers to go to Red Cross

The salaries of U.S. presidents and congressmen are protected by the Constitution, and even if the government "shut down" as usual, more than two million government employees rely on the government's salaries.Among them, 750,000 people were suspended, and the remaining "necessary positions" including the army, air traffic controllers, federal firefighters, etc. were required to work without stopping, but their wages were stopped.Some critics say that since American law forces key personnel to continue working when the government shuts down, why not legislate to ensure that they can receive wages?

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt admitted at the press conference that at present, 1.3 million soldiers in all branches of the US military, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Space Force, are not paid.

The U.S. Navy posted a "survival guide" on its official website, advising soldiers to apply for unemployment benefits, contact banks for loan advances, and even list Red Cross relief channels.There are a bunch of other departments where soldiers can ask for help, but no matter when the salary is paid.When soldiers want to apply for internal relief from the military, they need to submit a large set of materials that provide a lot of privacy information, including household savings balance, water bills and children¡¯s school lunch fees, which may be more troublesome than loans to other institutions.

While the military was out of pay, on October 5th, Trump hosted in Norfolk, Virginia, with First Lady Melania, Defense Secretary Hergersh and Navy Secretary Ferren a ¡°most grandiose birthday celebration in the Navy¡¯s 250-year history.¡±

Reduced staff by half.

Sixty percent of Americans dare not fly

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation admitted that due to the government shutdown, "air traffic controllers in some areas have decreased by 50%". On the 6th, there was no air traffic controller on duty at Burbank Airport in Hollywood, Los Angeles area for several hours. On the 7th, the air traffic control center responsible for inbound and outbound flights at Nashville International Airport was closed for five hours due to shortage of manpower.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice on Monday that major delays occurred in major cities such as Chicago, Dallas and Nashville.The FAA said the delays were due to ¡°personal tensions during government shutdowns.¡±

The IPO results.

According to an Ipsos survey,60% of Americans will be ¡°shut down¡± by the governmentduringCanceling or avoiding flights81% believe the government shutdown will hurt the economy, and 86% believe it will inconvenience travelers.

Trump: Government shutdown has benefits

It was a Democratic suicide attack.

American public opinion noted that the two parties around the government shutdown with ¡°greater hostility and malice¡± pushed the party to ¡°new heights¡±. the Trump administration borrowed the shutdown to launch a stormy offensive against the Democrats, cutting down the Democrats-backed projects and dismantling the Democrat-led federal institutions.

U.S. media reported that the Republican government has launched a series of "punitive" measures to use the shutdown to advance the federal government's layoff plan and lay off federal employees on a large scale. Trump first said,"Many people will be fired, they will be Democrats¡£¡±On the 7th, he added that the government shutdown was a "suicide attack" initiated by the Democratic Party."They lost the election and there is nothing left to lose."

White House Press Secretary Levitt said:"Layoffs are imminent",She also blamed the Democratic Party for cuts.

Russell Water, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, as the executor of the layoffs, has disclosed the preliminary plan to Republican lawmakers. The agency is working with various government departments and agencies to identify areas where expenditure can be cut.

From the tariff war to the government shutdown

American farmers are victims again

Trump promised on Monday (6th), "I'm going to do some farm affairs this week." According to US media citing people familiar with the matter, the White House had planned to launch an agricultural subsidy program this week, allocating $12 billion to $13 billion to help farmers struggling to make a living in the tariff war. However, due to the shutdown of the government, this subsidy was delayed, and "the plan will not be introduced in the short term".

U.S. farmers were forced to buy high-tariffed agricultural machinery and fertilizer this year, and then harvested agricultural products were blocked by tariff war exports, and now urgently needed subsidies are still unavailable because of the government's "closure"."I think farmers understand that this year is not going to be a good year anyway," said Michael Langemir, director of Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture.

Some of the relief that millions of pregnant women and children need, such as food vouchers, are also at risk of depletion, housing aid and energy subsidies may fail, and school lunch subsidies may be forced to be paid by local governments.

The White House said on the 7th that if the shutdown continues, federal employees will go through the retirement procedures with the Personnel Management Bureau and the next opening season of federal medical insurance will be affected. The US media said that there are more long-term impacts, such as the approval of new routes, pilot training and license issuance will be stopped, drug approval will be postponed, and a large number of scientific research work will be interrupted.

According to US media analysis, the number of Americans affected by the federal government shutdown far exceeds the number of government employees. However, since most government statistical agencies have also been shut down, these impacts are difficult to count and quantify. Therefore, it is currently difficult to accurately assess the impact of the government's "shutdown" on the United States. The specific impact and long-term harm. A recent poll conducted by the New York Times showed that only 33% of Americans believe that the United States has the ability to solve its political problems. Most Americans believe that the United States is unable to overcome its internal differences. 41% of Americans said they disagree. Agree that the United States is a democracy.