The U.S. federal government "stop" on 27th entered its 27th day, this second-long "stop" in history is continuing to shock every aspect of American society. U.S. media reports that if the "stop" is still not resolved this week, more and more American lives will be severely impacted.
According to the website of Politico, affected by the continuous "shutdown" of the U.S. federal government, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of its "Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program", commonly known as the food stamp program, and stopped distributing food relief on November 1st. At present, this project covers about 42 million people, accounting for about one-eighth of the total population of the United States, most of whom are low-income groups and people with disabilities. After the food stamp program is suspended, their lives will be unsustainable.
In addition, the U.S. Special Nutrition Supplement Programme for Women, Babies and Children will be forced to cease due to a government shutdown. The program will provide subsidies to approximately 7 million low-income mothers and children, which will end on November 1st. The U.S. federal government will also cease to provide education, health and nutrition services to more than 800,000 children under the age of 6 years from November 1st.
The U.S. federal government has warned that a plan to subsidize air services for remote and small communities will also run out of funds this weekend. The plan, by granting subsidies to airlines that enable them to operate routes that were originally unprofitable in remote areas, is known as the life line for remote and small communities. Once this plan ends, remote and small communities in the U.S. will face the trouble of not having access to sufficient daily supplies and medical services.
October 31 is the day of U.S. military pay, and if the shutdown continues, the U.S. military may not be eligible for pay. Furthermore, due to the different pay cycles of federal government agencies, many federal employees will not receive full pay for the first time on 28 and 30th, and the impact of the shutdown will further expand.