The government shutdown started October 1, 2025. Usually, federal agencies tend to rely on the funding
that comes from Congress, but lately the lawmakers haven’t been able to fund the government agencies.
The reason for this is because the two political parties, Democrat and Republican, couldn’t decide on a set
budget for funding the agencies.
The shutdown has essential and non-essential services, including urgent and emergency health care, law
enforcement, and the military. Those places continue to operate, but non-essential services like museums
and parks limit the hours they are opened or closed down. Federal government workers, consequently, often
go without pay or are even laid off from their jobs. Stock marketing could also be affected by this causing
prices to fall or rise more than usual this could be effective to the economy because when the market rises
that will make people have greater money and spend more and hire more people but when the market falls,
This could cause less money spending which could cause businesses to fall back. These effects are
dependent on the length of the shutdown.
Mr. Zeman is a Global Issues and World Geography teacher, and when asked about the government
shutdown he commented, “I think the government shutdown is very unfortunate/challenging for many
Americans due to the fact they are not getting paid currently.”
The shutdown could end when the President signs Congress’ bill that would provide adequate funding to
government agencies that are in dire need of money. The ending of the shutdown is usually considered a step in the right direction because because employees get their jobs back, agencies that shut down will reopen and the economy improves as businesses do better and start investing more. It also shows that lawmakers were able to come to an agreement to return our country to a more stable position.
