Current Events Quiz #6

1. What major event is occurring in our country right now? The Government Shutdown
2. What big event is happening in Austin this weekend? ACL
3. What major sci-fi, thriller, military-based author passed away yesterday? Tom Clancy
4. What health care plan, championed by Barack Obama became law yesterday? Obamacare
5. Who said "Austin is safer and less violent" after a report was released yesterday stating that Austin is the 2nd safest city over 100,000 people in the United States?

1. What impact does the government shut down have on you? The government shutdown had no effect on me at all.
2. Tell me what you have heard your parents, family members, friends say about the government shut down? My family does not pay much attention to political news and, the shutdown doesn't bother them much either.
3. Does what you hear sway your opinion about the leadership of our country? What do you think about our leaders, our president, and the government in general? From what I hear our economy would be doing a lot better if there would be less fighting and more compromise.
4. Has it changed since the shut down has actually happened? Why or Why not? No, the shutdown happened because the government would not compromise.