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Nov. 11th, 2025 05:37 pm Some thoughts.
1. The government should not be allowed to shut down. It certain should not be allowed to shut down those people it deems inessential. The governments inability to do their job should never impact other people again. Add to the national debt. Get a loan. Don't care. Our government is unable to do even the basic job they were hired to do and people should not be held hostage by their inability to do their job.
2. This was both parties' shutdown: Democrat and Republican both. Neither cared about government workers, SNAP or, for that matter, you if you still think you're traveling Thanksgiving. This was a complete failure of 600 morons who decided shutting down the government was better than finding any sort of middle ground. 600 morons who got paid to play politics while people didn't get paid, or are likely still staring hunger in the face.
3. If you think Democrat should have held the line.. I beg you to go talk to people who were affected. If the government ends the shutdown this week, some people like the TSA are looking at 6 to 7 weeks since they last got paid. I dare you to even imagine going 6 to 7 weeks without getting paid. Then come to the table.Or imagine NOT having your precious Turkey because SNAP likely won't get disentangled in time for Thanksgiving. The fact that it didn't affect you much makes you lucky. Understand that.
4. If you were thinking of flying this Thanksgiving, make ulterior plans. tt's very likely you're going nowhere.
1. The government should not be allowed to shut down. It certain should not be allowed to shut down those people it deems inessential. The governments inability to do their job should never impact other people again. Add to the national debt. Get a loan. Don't care. Our government is unable to do even the basic job they were hired to do and people should not be held hostage by their inability to do their job.
2. This was both parties' shutdown: Democrat and Republican both. Neither cared about government workers, SNAP or, for that matter, you if you still think you're traveling Thanksgiving. This was a complete failure of 600 morons who decided shutting down the government was better than finding any sort of middle ground. 600 morons who got paid to play politics while people didn't get paid, or are likely still staring hunger in the face.
3. If you think Democrat should have held the line.. I beg you to go talk to people who were affected. If the government ends the shutdown this week, some people like the TSA are looking at 6 to 7 weeks since they last got paid. I dare you to even imagine going 6 to 7 weeks without getting paid. Then come to the table.Or imagine NOT having your precious Turkey because SNAP likely won't get disentangled in time for Thanksgiving. The fact that it didn't affect you much makes you lucky. Understand that.
4. If you were thinking of flying this Thanksgiving, make ulterior plans. tt's very likely you're going nowhere.
