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150 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 7h \ on: Its Official I Won't Be Getting My Paycheck This Month... Thank You Senate Dems Politics_And_Law
Yeah, this sucks.
What do you think about this being something both parties seem to choose?
I wrote about this #1251513
Like MANY things, over the years it has been my observation that politicians do NOT seek solutions to problems. Not real ones. They seek power by demagoguery. People seeking solutions act very differently. Now, there are many ways to justify what politicians do, I just don't buy it anymore. There are a few that probably are sincere. Or maybe more are sincere and just know that there isn't enough people acting in good faith to do things the right way.
But really, the government shutdowns through the past show me that this is a joke and if it were really a problem either party wanted to solve it would be solved. Its a tool to use like most things. Those that suffer are the people that work for the government and those dependent on government services. For me, I want to see the world as it is and live to solve these problems for myself and those I care for. That means I need to insulate myself as much as I can where I can.
I'm not defending the Democrats. They are terrible. But I don't feel very different about the other side.
Incidentally, I worked in a government funded job many years ago and was in a similar situation. Back then it was the red team "responsible" for it.
It was one of many reasons why I left that job. Wasn't the main one. The main was that I wanted to be in the free market, not the state controlled one.
In a perfect world 12 seperate bills would work but you have things like the Dems not wanting to spend on defense and only health care and Republicans doing the opposite. This is why we see bills get bundled so that both sides get “wins”
110% this is a tool parties use. However, this is the first complete shutdown to last through multiple pay periods. Not only that but this is the first time Democrates have been willing to shut down the government. That's straight out of the Republican playbook and it's almost just playing into Republicans' hands with it.
When you look at the bases and who gets hurt and will turn against their base its the Democrates that are in more trouble especially with independent voters. Republicans are benefiting from te general rightward shift of the population and the Republican base has long clamored for shutting the government down so this is an okay thing.
I've been looking to get out and now that we are shut down there is a concern that w are essentially tied to the job till the government funds itself as to not surrender our paid time off leave that is supposed to be paid out.
Right now there just isn't anything more Speaker Johnson can give the Senate Democrats without facing a rebellion.
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Here's the deal. I get what you are saying. Its just that most people do not know about the 12 bills or other ways this could be avoided. Point is... a lot of people just listen to their team and their team are full of scammers.
We are "led" by bad faith people. Well, I'm not but the normies are.
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