Actually, I want to point out that even though I don’t work for the government, I have been personally, if comparatively trivially, effected by the shutdown.
1. Despite finally paying 2017’s no medical insurance fee in full in Dec, a hefty chunk of money taken out of my bank account, I am still receiving invoices from the IRS with automatically accumulated interest.
2. I just sent off my passport to be renewed (inşala/maşala🤞🏽), with no idea if it will be processed.