Washington should keep nonessential services shut down

Small Government Times ^ | 2013-10-01 | Steve Adcock

[sdnet]

In the wake of the government's inability to pass a budget, the government officially began the process of “shutting down” nonessential services for the first time in 17 years. This includes sending home nearly a third of the government’s 2.1 million-person workforce.

National parks will be shut down. The Internal Revenue Service will temporarily suspend audits and will not staff telephone support lines. Many of the nation’s federally-run attractions, like the Smithsonian and the National Zoo, will be closed (privately-funded museums and zoos, of course, will remain open). Federally backed loans will not be available for rural communities and small business owners, the President said last Friday.

Good deal! Finally, a way to prevent the government from spending our hard-earned tax dollars on things that the government admits are nonessential. The larger question is why the government spends money on these programs and activities to begin with. If they truly are nonessential, then let the American taxpayer keep more of their money throughout the year and stop wasting our money on useless endeavors.

[Argus]

And yet I notice that my local PBS station is still broadcasting. Huh.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

For those who remember. We should take the same approach as Ronald Reagan did when the air traffic controllers went on strike. We just figured out all the parts of the government we don't need to fund when we pass a new budget (if we ever pass another one) or continuing resolution.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Non essential = not necessary.

[napscoordinator]

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