{"id":71157,"date":"2019-01-14T10:54:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T09:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/shutdown-federal-government-of-the-us-into-the-role-of-debtor\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T19:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:57:10","slug":"shutdown-federal-government-of-the-us-into-the-role-of-debtor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/shutdown-federal-government-of-the-us-into-the-role-of-debtor\/","title":{"rendered":"Shutdown: Federal Government of the US into the role of debtor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shutdown forces the Federal Government of the US into the role of debtor<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/TCM-US-federal-shutdown-1.jpg\" alt=\"TCM US federal shutdown 2\" class=\"wp-image-5940\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Part of the population of<strong>America<\/strong>say they saw black snow during the recent festivities. Far from a \u2018merry\u2019 Christmas for the Federal Government staff who, for several weeks in a row, have not receive any pay. The locking of horns between<strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>and the<strong>Democrats<\/strong>has resulted in a<strong>shutdown<\/strong>, a temporary standstill of government business. Trump needs the approval of the Democrats in order to pump 5 thousand million dollars into his famous Mexican border wall. It is<strong>not our intention to analyse President Trump&#8217;s policy<\/strong>, as our expertise does not extend to political tug-of-war, but we can well imagine the problem that the politicians heap on the unpaid personnel. Outspoken American journalist<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellyO\/status\/1081928168838230017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly O\u2019Donnell<\/a>asked whether Trump was even capable of imagining the situation of around 800,000 Americans exposed to financial problems because of the situation. Trouble making ends meet is no uncommon and rather a global phenomenon, often caused by a wave of unforeseen circumstances. Also here in Belgium, there are enough people who, for<a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/the-different-types-of-payers-and-their-responses\/\">very divergent reasons<\/a>, are confronted with payment problems. The myth that you are a debtor by \u2018choice\u2019 or \u2018your own fault\u2019 is best exploded. And there is more. For example, we in our own Belgian news see that minister Crevits has decided not to pay student nurses&#8217; allowances in their final year, although this was promised when they began their studies. Such a \u2018small\u2019 event, an unexpected decision, a divorce, a death, a dismissal, but also the effect of international movements, climate change, globalization, \u2026 can make some individuals financially hugely vulnerable.<strong>Debts<\/strong>remain a frustration for<strong>creditor<\/strong>and debtor alike, which also means that a job in a<a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/debt-recovery-company\/\">debt recovery company<\/a>is quite a challenge. Dealing with the frustrations, ensuring that the debtor and the creditor treat each other respectfully and feel that their case is being heard, imagining yourself in the various situations, convincing the debtor that we are there to signpost the amicable way for him and see the affair through to a<strong>successful conclusion<\/strong>, \u2026 . At TCM we can say that we are in fact experts when it comes to the solution of unpaid invoices and the training of sympathetic staff who subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/values\/\">the values<\/a>of our company. N.B.: anyone unable to have their unpaid invoices settled in the United States may also engage the services of TCM. Thanks to<a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/services\/international-debt-collection\/\">our international network<\/a>of local recovery partners we can ensure that debtors are tracked in a correct manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shutdown forces the Federal Government of the US into the role of debtor<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/TCM-US-federal-shutdown-1.jpg\" alt=\"TCM US federal shutdown 2\" class=\"wp-image-5940\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Part of the population of<strong>America<\/strong>say they saw black snow during the recent festivities. Far from a \u2018merry\u2019 Christmas for the Federal Government staff who, for several weeks in a row, have not receive any pay. The locking of horns between<strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>and the<strong>Democrats<\/strong>has resulted in a<strong>shutdown<\/strong>, a temporary standstill of government business. Trump needs the approval of the Democrats in order to pump 5 thousand million dollars into his famous Mexican border wall. It is<strong>not our intention to analyse President Trump&#8217;s policy<\/strong>, as our expertise does not extend to political tug-of-war, but we can well imagine the problem that the politicians heap on the unpaid personnel. Outspoken American journalist<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellyO\/status\/1081928168838230017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly O\u2019Donnell<\/a>asked whether Trump was even capable of imagining the situation of around 800,000 Americans exposed to financial problems because of the situation. Trouble making ends meet is no uncommon and rather a global phenomenon, often caused by a wave of unforeseen circumstances. Also here in Belgium, there are enough people who, for<a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/the-different-types-of-payers-and-their-responses\/\">very divergent reasons<\/a>, are confronted with payment problems. The myth that you are a debtor by \u2018choice\u2019 or \u2018your own fault\u2019 is best exploded. And there is more. For example, we in our own Belgian news see that minister Crevits has decided not to pay student nurses&#8217; allowances in their final year, although this was promised when they began their studies. Such a \u2018small\u2019 event, an unexpected decision, a divorce, a death, a dismissal, but also the effect of international movements, climate change, globalization, \u2026 can make some individuals financially hugely vulnerable.<strong>Debts<\/strong>remain a frustration for<strong>creditor<\/strong>and debtor alike, which also means that a job in a<a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/debt-recovery-company\/\">debt recovery company<\/a>is quite a challenge. Dealing with the frustrations, ensuring that the debtor and the creditor treat each other respectfully and feel that their case is being heard, imagining yourself in the various situations, convincing the debtor that we are there to signpost the amicable way for him and see the affair through to a<strong>successful conclusion<\/strong>, \u2026 . At TCM we can say that we are in fact experts when it comes to the solution of unpaid invoices and the training of sympathetic staff who subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/values\/\">the values<\/a>of our company. N.B.: anyone unable to have their unpaid invoices settled in the United States may also engage the services of TCM. Thanks to<a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/services\/international-debt-collection\/\">our international network<\/a>of local recovery partners we can ensure that debtors are tracked in a correct manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shutdown forces the Federal Government of the US into the role of debtor Part of the population ofAmericasay they saw black snow during the recent festivities. Far from a \u2018merry\u2019 Christmas for the Federal Government staff who, for several weeks in a row, have not receive any pay. 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