https://freerepublic.com/tag/2911budget/ en-us Wed, 6 Apr 2011 20:08:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2700632/posts WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Congress has reached a deal to avert a government shutdown this week, but lawmakers bought themselves just two weeks to hammer out a new agreement, keeping the threat of a shutdown alive. A government shutdown, last seen in the mid-1990s, would actually be a partial — not total — halt to federal operations. Services deemed essential would continue, but other services, operations and payments could come to a stop. “‘Shutdown’ is, in our view, an overused term since much of the government does not actually shut down — the military continues to operate, Social Security checks go... MarketWatch https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2700632/posts#comment Wed, 6 Apr 2011 20:08:44 GMT