(Original title: The U.S. government shut down entered the second week, 2 million people stopped paying wages, and 750,000 people were suspended. Trump: Government shutdown is good)

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 U.S. two parties are stagnant about ¡°who to give money,¡± more than two million government employees and even the entire U.S. economy are suffering from government shutdowns every second.The White House was expected to launch a $100 million subsidy to U.S. farmers this week, and the shutdowns have been changed to ¡°not coming out in the short term.¡±

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 "shutdown" is issued as usual, more than two million government employees who rely on the U.S. government's salary can't. Of these, 750,000 are dismissed, and the remaining "necessary jobs" including the military, air traffic controllers, federal firefighters are required to work can't be stopped, but wages are stopped.

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.

US government shutdown into second week

The U.S. Navy posted a ¡°survival guide¡± on the official website, suggesting that soldiers apply for unemployment relief, contact banks for loan advance payments, and even list Red Cross relief channels. There are a bunch of other departments for soldiers to seek help, but no matter when the salary is issued. If soldiers want to apply for internal relief from the military, they need to submit a series of materials providing a lot of privacy information including household savings balance, water bills and school lunch fees for children, the process may be more troublesome than borrowing to other institutions.

Trump speaks at Navy Day

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.¡±

Ipsos Results

A survey by Ipsos found that 60 percent of Americans would cancel or avoid air travel during government shutdowns, 81 percent thought government shutdowns would damage the economy, and 86 percent thought it would bring inconvenience to 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 that the Republican government launched a series of "punitive nature" measures to stop the federal government's cuts and massively dismiss federal employees. Trump first said that "many people will be dismissed, they will be Democrats."7 On Saturday he said the government's halt was a "suicidal attack" initiated by the Democrats, "they lost the election and there was nothing to lose."

White House press secretary Levitt also announced that ¡°cuts are imminent¡± and blamed Democrats for the 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".

Data on U.S. soybean sales to China

U.S. farmers were forced to buy high-tariffed agricultural machinery and fertilizers this year, and the agricultural products they harvested were hindered by tariff warfare exports, and now urgently needed subsidies are not available because of the government¡¯s ¡°closure.¡± Michael Langmere, director of the Purdue University¡¯s Center for Commercial Agriculture, said: ¡°I think farmers understand that this year will not be a good year anyway.¡±

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.

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