Shutdown of Government is now 27 days

Government shutdown reaches Day 27

There are about 450,000 Government employees who still have not been working as of today. The Trump administration continues to recall tens of thousands of workers after almost four weeks of closed doors at vital agencies.

Private contracting firms, that work with Government agencies, have been without work, and no back pay is guaranteed. Unlike furloughed Federal workers who will receive back pay. 800,000 Federal workers are going without pay during the shutdown.

At the IRS, 36,000 employees were asked to return to deal with tax season, About 1,700 FAA aviation safety inspectors were told to return after the agency ran preliminary safety tests and about 2,500 employees at the Agriculture Department will briefly return to process farm loans.

This month people receiving SNAP benefits (food stamps) will get February's in January some have already received them. Also, for Social Security and Disability the February checks will also be given before the end of January. However, there is no way of knowing how much longer this shutdown will continue and if it does not end by February's end SNAP and Social Security and Disability checks can not be guaranteed for March.

We, the People of this Great Nation known as the United States need Our officials to come to some type of resolution. I for one am for the wall if the money can be found. But we can NOT let our Government hold us hostage and even stop our rights to the very needs we have paid for as we worked, like our Social Security, Disability and benefits to those who actually need help with food and medical on the State level known as Health and Welfare. Many Seniors and Disabled just barely survive even when they get SNAP benefits. I really look around and see that other people who have not put into Social Security and yet they get the benefits, of those who have, at a very high amount. I have always believed that the Social Security we have paid in to while working should be put into an account with our names on them so when we retire, or become disabled at some time before retirement age, we are guaranteed Social Security/Disability benefits without having to jump through hoops and the Government saying "There is no more money in Social Security." Why? Because the Government decided to borrow all of it which now puts us at risk of it not being there when we need it. It is our money we paid in. It was not up for borrowing. This is my biggest pet peeve.