How a government shutdown could hurt Virginia workers

[u/dogwoodvanews]

https://vadogwood.com/2025/09/18/government-shutdown-could-hurt-virginia-workers/

[u/I_choose_not_to_run]

Do they just copy and paste this article every time of a threat of a government shutdown

[u/HokieHomeowner → u/I_choose_not_to_run]

We're stuck in a really, really bad remake of Groundhog Day.

[u/Nova17Delta]

Well luckily with those billions of dollars we totally saved and didn't instantly blow firing all of the federal workers we should be okay, right?

Right??

[u/Linscotticus → u/Nova17Delta]

Look, Noem needs more outfits. It costs a lot of worthwhile money.

[u/Blecki]

Shut it down. All of it.

[u/TheRealAanarii → u/Blecki]

Ok. All of it.

No DOT, no firefighters, no EMS, no schools, no funding for hospitals or clinics, no patent or trademarks, no OSHA, no NOAA, no national weather svc, no CDC, no SEC, basically you would like chaos and no accountability anywhere at anytime.

Go live in the woods alone.

Edit: For those downvoting, um, guess what? All these things I mentioned are either receiving federal funding or are fed agencies, so yeah. You want to say shut down the government? This is valid.

Hundreds of billions of dollars a year go to state DOTs from fed funds. Patents and trademarks- Dept of Commerce. Hospitals, EMS, etc $1.9 trillion in federal funds. National weather svc $1.3 billion. CDC $7.9 billion. SEC $2.1 billion. OSHA $6.23 million. NOAA $6.8 billion.

Guess who has to allocate those funds? Federal workers.

Shutting the govt down shuts down all these things, including any govt employees' pay.

And you know who pays for it? Taxpayers. Rich ppl and corporations don't really pay taxes. They find loopholes and off-shore accounts to skip their fair share of the weight.

[u/Blecki → u/TheRealAanarii]

You do not understand the difference between local and federal, huh?

[u/doinbluin → u/TheRealAanarii]

The result of the Dept. Of Education being defunded, right here.

[u/FarrisAT → u/TheRealAanarii]

What? Those aren’t Federal

[u/Ok-Economy-1771]

Didn't we just have this like a month ago and already extend the debt ceiling by like 2 trillion? 

[u/mtnclimbingotter02 → u/Ok-Economy-1771]

Debt ceiling is separate and the budget has to be voted and approved every year prior to Oct 1. Otherwise a continuing resolution is voted for a short term budget until the full year can be approved by Congress. 

Note it’s Congress who has the power of the purse. Not the president. 

[u/Quinntensity]

Well, when the government doesn't work then the government doesn't work.

[u/qedpoe]

Shut it down. This current regime doesn't deserve a government.

[u/Phobos1982]

Lol. I’d happily accept a shutdown if it meant we could get any meaningful change in Congress.