I do feel for those who rely on their pay from the government who probably won't get their checks unti the shutdown is over. But, in the past when this has happened before, it really has a very minimal effect on the general public. We probably won't even notice. It's all the apes in DC breast beating again and blaming each other. Political theatrics.

I'm as concerned as I'd be if church doors were locked. Without operation, neither will be continuing their perpetuation of lies.

Not concerned,,,,, money talks... it’s a cat and mouse game at the moment... watch and see...game playing!!!

Not terribly concerned. Although I feel for those who may find themselves out of work at least temporarily I have trouble worrying when one of the organizations responsible for so much corruption has less power for a while.
I think this shutdown combined with the other atrocities of this administration will further bolster the anti corruption movement and ultimately swing elections to give that movement more of a foothold.

YAWN

It's just more circus-style theater in the grand scheme of things. It will inconvenience some people, it will greatly inconvenience a few people, it might reduce the amount of wasteful spending for a brief period, but when all is said and done, little or nothing will change.

It has pretty much been shut down since the Republicans to control of the Congress.