Thursday, April 7, 2011

U.S. prepares for the consequences of a 'no' to the budgets of 2011

The Government of Barack Obama's playing this Friday in Washington. That's when the U.S. Congress vote whether to accept the extension of the budget for the next six months of fiscal 2011 ending September 30. The worst case scenario, the rejection of the new budget funding, require the Government to close the tap of public money for an indefinite period.

What does this measure? In summary, some agencies, institutions or departments that rely on federal government money will have to lower the shade or full cut to fit the budget requirements of the script. Put in the words of The New York Times, "the National Zoo will close, but the lions and tigers will fed, Yellowstone and other national parks also closed.

Could fail to repay Treasury checks to taxpayers. Customs officers and the Patrol Borders in Afghanistan may be coming home. And thousands of BlackBerrys paid by the government will remain silent. " As can happen, the U.S. president has asked government agencies to prepare contingency plans if the worst predictions end up satisfied.

Does this mean that the country will be paralyzed? No. Everything essential to U.S. national security and military operations are currently underway, will not stop. As in most countries, air traffic control and other issues related to public security will remain intact. The prisons will remain operational as well as those ongoing criminal investigations.

Public employees necessary for the proper functioning of the government have guaranteed their jobs. Is it the first time it happens? No. The U.S. federal government has already experienced similar situations. Specifically in 1995 and 1996, according to U.S. newspaper. Closing the tap government money was then translated, among other things, failure to pay contractors for the cleanup of toxic waste in storage and non-supervision of the Agency for the Protection of the Environment reports; also were suspended a total of 3,500 bankruptcy proceedings, and among other things, tens of thousands of applications for passports and visas were left half on the desks of thousands of officials, aspects that could be taken now.

The budget is not approved, how can this situation continue? The time that has lasted more than an episode of its kind completed in three weeks. If there is ultimately no resolution, either through a total spending plan or other short-term extension, the federal government will lower the blinds on Friday at midnight.

The real impact would come next Monday, April 11, when the workweek resumes. Washington is where you would notice most immediately. Smithsonian museums and other attractions for tourists would have to close from minute one, for example. What are the main disagreements between Democrats and Republicans? Democrats generally support a total of 33,000 million dollars in cuts, but Republicans believe that this figure is not enough, and they play another numeral, 40,000 million.

The major disagreements, according to The Guardian, not much in the figure, too, if not where cuts should be made. The respublicanos want to pass the scissors in giving full points in the plans for public health and environmental protection of Obama. Negotiations will continue on Wednesday, at least that is the intention of the president.

According to The Washington Post, the political consequences for the Obama Administration will be remarkable if not passes the budget, especially when the U.S. president now has just launched his candidacy for reelection in 2012. According to the Journal of the American capital, would send a message to the citizens of lack of leadership in the White House.

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