The Shutdown’s Lesson
reposted from AP.orgby: Joseph Pisani, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Let the government shutdown serve as a wake-up call: You need an emergency fund. Thousands of government workers were out of work for more [...]
The U.S. Government Shutdown Explained
Congress failed to agree on a spending bill for the fiscal year starting October 1, 2013, resulting in the first government shutdown since 1995. According to the Congressional Research Service, this is the 18th time the [...]