a new threat of “shutdown” looms over the country

At the US Capitol, Parliamentarians have less than 12 hours left to avoid a “shutdown”. Republican and Democratic representatives cannot agree on the future budget. Donald Trump, who could be a candidate again, calls on his supporters in the chamber to paralyze the federal state to make the Democrats bend. Without an agreement, public services, museums and national parks will be closed from 1^er october. In total, 1.5 million civil servants would be put on technical unemployment, deprived of pay. In 2018, the previous “shutdown” lasted 35 days.

Shutdowns are often short

On the set of 19/20 info, journalist Ben Barnier details, Saturday September 30, the concrete areas which would be penalized by a “shutdown”. He cites airports, national parks and marriages which can also go through courts. “Since 1981 there have been 10 shutdowns, most of the time it was only a few days.”concluded the journalist.