End to the US Government?

In 1995 the US government suffered a shutdown due lack of compromise between the Democrats and Clinton over medicare. This year the problem of a Government closing is surfacing between a conflict between a House defunded Obamacare bill and Obama which could eventually lead to a shutdown by October 1st causing  major components of the government.

Surprisingly this fiasco has really not received enough attention considering federal jobs could be temporarily suspended and other government actions rendered useless. Sure the occasional radio or news station is talking about this but even Yahoo, CNN, and NYT all are seeming to focus on other issues. But the Government isn't that important right? What do they even do? If no compromise on the House bill is made by Oct. 1st the economy is expected to drop, government owned buildings and facilities will close, national parks, zoos, delayed social security and overall slower government processes.

In all honesty, Americans need to get their priorities straight. A long term shutdown could lead to loss of jobs even in the private sector and a permanent defunding of needed programs. This controversy really isn't broadcasted as much as it should be. As of right now Congress has 7 days to figure all of this out before the government goes into lockdown mode because Obama and other leaders are trying to stop the government from spending crazy amounts of money. News stations all across the country should be petitioning for a faster resolution between this problem because as of right now we are headed down a very slippery slope.