More than two weeks into Donald Trump’s partial federal government shutdown there seems to be little progress politically but the economic impact is now being felt around the nation.
Key government services face increasing strain and closure with federal workers and their communities suffering an anxious start to 2019 as payrolls are delayed. Top museums are closed, national parks open but unstaffed and some vital federal functions – such as tax refunds or financial help for low income families – are under threat.
Across the US communities are starting to feel the pain and many of the 800,000 staff furloughed, or forced to work without pay, during the shutdown have been collecting experiences under the hashtag #shutdownstories on social media:
James Ecker (@GPUSlayer)
I am not on strike. I was furloughed against my will. I am against spending tax payer money on a wall. I am not on strike demanding…
