After experiencing the longest Government Shutdown in U.S. history, all of us have become more aware, of how a lack of federal services could impact our daily lives.  The Shutdown created extreme hardship and struggle for a vast number of people. The Shutdown had a huge domino effect on the businesses that depend on the lost incomes.  People’s lives seem to have become political bargaining chips used to demand action without negotiation or legislation. If it had gone on much longer it would have had catastrophic effects on the livesSEE DETAILS