Article http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/01/news/economy/debt-ceiling-lew/index.html?iid=SF_BN_Lead

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Thanks to the Republican and Democratic parties failing to compromise on the spending bills, the US government is now experiencing a historical partial shutdown.

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The Republicans made use of the federal funds opportunity to make the last attempt to block Obamacare. Perhaps it may be a wise act politically, but ethically, it was clearly a bad move.  Social issues should be handled separately, it is selfish to make use of such an occasion to fight for own interests. Although it relates to fund allocation, it is more appropriate to raise the issue as an adjustment after passing the spending laws.

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Subsequently, using the dominant power to over rule the control decisions would have a negative spill over effect, setting a bad example- will dominant groups hijack  conferences again if decisions are against their will?

As a result, the US economy suffered a great hit -many tourists spots were closed, affecting income generated from tourism; the halt of public services and resources reduced daily revenues; without significant production, the stock market will fall. These should have reflected the unbearable consequences as a whole in business communities. Hopefully similar cases could be avoided in the future.

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