Partial Shutdown, Full Nonsense

Allow me to paint a picture for us all: a sleeping America, unsure of what they will wake up to in the morning. A still running government? A "partially" shut down government? Midnight on Capitol Hill, and a partial shut down goes into affect. The Panda Cam at the National Zoo is shut off, the Washington Monument closed, Yosemite National Park is closed on it's 123rd birthday, many Americans forced to work without pay, and Katniss Everdeen comes out of the woods with her bow and arrows. Does no one else see what I do? But, that's beside the point.

Everyone at one time has heard of "ObamaCare." If not, here's what this health care plan entails: Formally known as the "Affordable Care Act," this act is aimed to give all Americans the chance at an affordable health insurance. If Americans choose not to take advantage of this act, they will be forced to pay a fee on their end-year taxes. The benefits of ObamaCare seem, to many, great. However, our nation is still unstable economically, and in serious debt. Negotiations for the new American Budget began weeks before ObamaCare went into affect, however, these negotiations failed to come to a compromise between The House of Representatives and the Senate. It seemed apparent to the Republican majority ran House of Representatives to cut funding on ObamaCare, this because it is not essential to the country. Regardless, no one would budge.

On October 1st, 2013, at 12:01 A.M, the American government went into partial shut down. This meaning all government ran parks, museums, and zoos were shut down. This forcing many government workers to go on a furlough, and many employees still working, to go without their paychecks, as long as the government is still on partial shut down. Why is this occurring? Simply because our government seems to act like children fighting over toys, unable to compromise. Many politicians, as well as citizens want to blame one side or the other. Republicans want to blame the Democrats, and the Democrats have the desire to blame the Republicans. The way I see it, everyone is to blame. Both sides. Yet, I do see one mastermind being at complete fault, the president himself.

The House of Representatives has a Republican majority, and the Senate has a Democrat majority. This forcing a stalemate when passing bills or, in this case, coming to a conclusion on the budget. Yet, who has the power to make all of these arguments come to a conclusion? The President of the United States, Barack Obama. Our president is very stubborn though, and refuses to contribute to the action of a compromise with the opposing party. None of this would have occurred, if the president had figured out America's financial crisis to begin with. Originally, President Obama promised the American people that he would fix our economy. Now, we're being forced to either purchase something we do not want, or pay a tax that is very unreasonable. We as the American people are now losing money to something that is not essential to our well-being. I do not believe this is fixing the American economy, but disrupting it once again.

What our country needs is a compromise from both parties. At this point, what was done in the past can not be undone. We must embrace the state that our country is in today financially, and pray that a compromise comes soon which will produce something that will save our country, economically. This putting people back to work, reopening our beloved monuments, parks, museums, and zoos, and granting us our constitutional freedoms.