Government Shutdown

Thanks to the government’s agreement signed on Friday, April, 8, 2011, hundreds of working Arkansans will no longer need to be worried about losing their jobs in effect of a government shut down. If this incident had occurred, approximately 800,000 workers would have been affected.  Juxtaposed with the Arkansas work force being cut down, the shut down would’ve affected six national parks in Arkansas including Hot Springs National Park.

According to the THV newsroom, the government shut down would’ve “crippled” the recovery state of our country. Congressman Tim Griffin (who represents the 2^nd district in Arkansas) states, “This nation needs to find more money because of the current state of the economy. The United States is broke, and that’s the only way to put it.” He also says that he plans to keep putting pressure on the Senate and the President to meet goals to help our economy and nation as a whole which means he’s going to keep asking the government to help stop unnecessary spending. 

Thankfully, the White House and the congressional leaders finally struck a deal(that was made to cut spending), averting the government shutdown. Allegedly, the deal is supposed to cut spending by about 38 billion dollars, which would be the largest cut in U.S. history.  House speaker John Boehner said that it could possibly cut government spending by 500 billion dollars.

Many Arkansans are breathing a sigh of relief over this agreement. They are happy to know that they no longer have to have more stress in their lives. Also, Arkansans don’t have to worry about losing their jobs and not getting a paycheck to pay bills every month because their jobs were saved thanks to the “historic” deal. Hopefully with this new agreement being put to action soon, America can bounce back and not only fix the sinking economy, but thrive and revive what was once the strongest economic country in the world.

Government Shutdown

Thanks to the government’s agreement signed on Friday, April, 8, 2011, hundreds of working Arkansans will no longer need to be worried about losing their jobs in effect of a government shut down. If this incident had occurred, approximately 800,000 workers would have been affected.  Juxtaposed with the Arkansas work force being cut down, the shut down would’ve affected six national parks in Arkansas including Hot Springs National Park.

According to the THV newsroom, the government shut down would’ve “crippled” the recovery state of our country. Congressman Tim Griffin (who represents the 2^nd district in Arkansas) states, “This nation needs to find more money because of the current state of the economy. The United States is broke, and that’s the only way to put it.” He also says that he plans to keep putting pressure on the Senate and the President to meet goals to help our economy and nation as a whole which means he’s going to keep asking the government to help stop unnecessary spending. 

Thankfully, the White House and the congressional leaders finally struck a deal(that was made to cut spending), averting the government shutdown. Allegedly, the deal is supposed to cut spending by about 38 billion dollars, which would be the largest cut in U.S. history.  House speaker John Boehner said that it could possibly cut government spending by 500 billion dollars.

Many Arkansans are breathing a sigh of relief over this agreement. They are happy to know that they no longer have to have more stress in their lives. Also, Arkansans don’t have to worry about losing their jobs and not getting a paycheck to pay bills every month because their jobs were saved thanks to the “historic” deal. Hopefully with this new agreement being put to action soon, America can bounce back and not only fix the sinking economy, but thrive and revive what was once the strongest economic country in the world.