United States – Amicable Settlement is the Saving Grace on Government Shut Down

October 8, 2013

By Padmini Arhant

The ongoing government shut down deserves clarifications from lawmakers unwilling to resume work considering they are all being paid with taxpayer funds transforming the closure into a paid holiday.

When legislators in both political parties and White House could arrive at majority if not overwhelming consensus on issues related to special interests and AIPAC proposal exceeding Wall Street and foreign entities expectations on legislations,

The current stalemate rejecting direct communication let alone agreement on any mater through congressional session is suggestive of misplaced priority and lack of commitment to national service – the reason to elect representatives and leaderships to public office. 

According to the main news reports – the House passed the bill to pay furloughed employees on October 5, 2013. 

Despite the measure, the decision to prolong the political standoff amid expressing concern over debt crises only confirms the governance not taken seriously and instead utilized for agenda not necessarily in national benefit. 

The disingenuous display is counterproductive in political and economic standpoint emphasizing the need for elected officials to transcend selective partisanship and actions exacerbating economic conditions that would eventually impact the contributors and participants in this destructive course. 

Since the legislative and executive branch not affected with the loss of personal income, the urgency to end impasse perhaps not the preference ignoring the economic ramifications in the domestic and global market.

The deliberate choices to extend political discord further exemplify abuse of power and exploitation of taxpayers especially the ordinary citizens expected to maintain tax payments regardless of government operation. 

Any more procrastination would evidently define the political goals not aimed at economic recovery and inversely facilitating the preventable disaster. 

American constituents could seek the respective congressmen and women for valid explanation behind the unreasonable catharsis at whomsoever behest and urge them to bring the standoff to conclusion without any delay. 

Based on the lawmakers response to republic will, democracy would be tested for viability. 

The meaningless strategy to disrupt government functionality only hurts United States financial status and political parties credibility to preside over national affairs. 

The government that is truly representative of the people, by the people and for the people would not adopt means to stall economic progress. 

 On the contrary every member in recognition of constitutional duty to serve the nation would spare no opportunity to find common ground for reconciliation.

Failure to reopen government and address impending bills would transfer the burden of responsibility entirely on the factions posing impediment to fundamental function i.e. diligently perform national tasks to avoid detrimental economic outcome linked with political survivability during electoral process.

Hence the leaderships along with party members in the House of Congress, Senate and White House directing the focus on the reversal of economic decline with result oriented policies is the preliminary step towards building investor and consumer confidence desperately required in the fragile economy. 

Allowing delinquency on government bills and subsequent downgrading of credit rating may not be prudent in the effort to contain sovereign debt.

Setting aside political differences and convergence on expediting fiscal year budget for government activities is the only option to rescue the nation from default. 

The leaders on all sides in acknowledgment of national obligations rising to the occasion for amicable settlement would be the saving grace. 

Hopefully reason and logic would prevail over political expediency.

Peace to all!

Thank you.

Padmini Arhant

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