EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The government shutdown has been ongoing for 10 days now, and local businesses near Fort Bliss report that customer flow and services are changing, with fewer people going out to pay for services.
Pumping Ink and Dreadful Things tattoo shops in Northeast El Paso have experienced fewer clients during this shutdown, as most of their customers are military personnel.
Jake Baca, owner of Pumping Ink, and his wife, who owns Dreadful Things, say their artists have received calls and cancellations because soldiers are being asked to cut back on spending…