Is the Sky Really Falling?

The government shut down Friday night.

Run!  The sky is falling!  The sky is falling!  Attention, Chicken Littles!  Anyone listening?

Or is it?

As I journeyed around the state over the weekend (at least from Ash Flat to Little Rock to Cord to Sulphur Rock to Batesville), I heard not one comment about the government shutdown.  Do they not know about this halt in finances to so many?  Ignorance?  How blissful is that?  This lack of response concerns me.


Social media was a bit more active with comments on Twitter and a post on Facebook from Fort Huachuca explaining the effects...or lack of.  No sense of real panic...more blame being posted on Twitter than panic, for this is not the first time this has happened, right?  No big deal, right?  Right?

May we consider...

1. Should we be embarrassed that our government remains shut down...or at least until noon when another vote is scheduled...?
2. Should we be concerned for those who paychecks are frozen?