Government shutdown (CRR)

In class we read about the government shutdown, and then had a debate on whether or not the government was being responsible. The Republicans and the Democrats are not in agreement over the Obama Care plan because the Republicans feel that people shouldn't be forced to pay for health care if they don't want it. Neither side is coming to an agreement; they are both standing their grounds on this.

My group and I debated that the government was being irresponsible. We brought up the fact that this shutdown is affecting the millions of people who now don't have a job until this issue is resolved, and not to mention the fact that they are not even getting paid for the time they are not working. The government shutdown may also add to the ongoing economic issue that this country is facing. Some of the other groups brought up a good point, that the shutdown shows that everyone has their own opinion and that this shows that you should always stand by what you believe. Even though this is a good point someone else brought up the fact that these are adults and as adults and leaders of this country they should be able to listen to each other and come to an agreement. Even though the other groups made really interesting and compelling arguments I think I'm going to stick to original opinion about the government being irresponsible.