Here in Mexico a failure to vote on a budget would just cause the previous years to be used. Best system in the world you got there folks

I think that once snap is cut, there will be chaos and riots because millions of people will not have access to food.

Snap feeds 41 millions people or 12% of the population.

If they go a week or two without knowing where food is gonna come from then food Pantry's will dry up instantly and riots will happen.

I think the Democrats will stop the shutdown before then but shit is so chaotic rn that they can't do even a week without snap IMHO.

SNAP benefits are set to wither Nov 1. depending on the state and if they contribute anything to their EBT/Nutrition Assistance, or if they work some plan to cover these funds, the 10-12% of the US population on "food stamps" won't be getting their November allotment. thats one week from today.

there have some regional extreme weather events which qualify for federal disaster declarations to access subsidized loans, but that process has been frozen since day 1.

giant institutions don't shut off like switches. they fall apart over time, especially ones that have been hit with shocks before like the US central government. competent administrators of big programs try to build in a buffer of funding so they aren't subjected to the brinksmanship of washington's partisan games over a few days' symbolic shutdowns.

when they are cut off, though, whatever funds still exist begin to drain away and whatever projects have the most political clout are prioritized to stay open. like ICE and the military.

the first few days people laugh it off and say "I don't even notice, the government prob doesn't matter then lol" which only feeds austerity talking points.

if we make it to day 60, i guarantee you are going to experience it in some way, even though many states will step in to try and soften the blow / shoulder the burden. and many states won't step in to protect their vulnerable populations, so experiences will be very distinct.

i support the federal workers on furlough and think this shutdown has insurrectionary potential, but i am not going to pretend like real people with very limited political power are the ones who will be hurt the most by it.

Social Security sent me an email with broken links telling me not to worry.

If fed workers dont start doing acts of sabotage after 30 days of not getting paid then there is not much hope for them

How the fuck is this still going on? Are ya'll seriously going to have a month without any government services available?

What if we all just ignore the federal government until it disappears

Getting a shitload of spam calls but I can't report them since the part of the government that deals with it is shut down

Checking in from CA and I don't notice shit

I'm in a rural college town surrounded by soy and corn farmers. I know farmers have been on edge since they have no one to sell their soy to this year. Most of them seemed to think Trump was gonna give them a bailout, but the shutdown has come right in the peak of harvest season so i assume most of them are freaking tf out right now. But i haven't heard much word from them since farmers don't really come into town much during the harvest.

Flew twice last week. Was just as stupid as ever but no worse

Deeply unserious country.

My work is already severely affected by the anti-science bullshit, so it's been bad for a while. Meanwhile, my wife's work can't run SSN for subcontractors, not that anyone is fucking building homes right now.

have not yet noticed in my offline life, fortunately I'm not dependent on direct govt benefits (yet).

This empire is gonna last forever! No major societal change will ever come!