Well I'm not too well informed on this, although from what I've read it's simply that the Republicans and Democrats can't agree over some $32 billion in small issues like funding EPA and Planned Parenthood. What about tackling the big spending? Like to over $600 billion the US spends on it's military every year? Get this, if the government shuts down 800,000 federal employees will not be able to come into work, and over a million will not get paid, but Congress will still get their paychecks. In my opinion they are greed, they want more and more money. It's filthy and disgusting, I wouldn't even spit in the direction of these people.