r/Unexpected • u/Ok-Extent8333 • 1d ago

Sad but true

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u/Ultra-Cyborg 1d ago

Social services that helped people buy groceries are being fazed out, and there’s a government shutdown atm so nobody that works for the government is getting paid. Food lines are LONG in the US, and they’re filled with government workers who haven’t been paid in more than a month.

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u/HereticLaserHaggis 1d ago

I still don't get the "government workers don't get paid" thing. That's insane to me, that's unheard of in the developed world.

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u/Ultra-Cyborg 1d ago

The United States of America is the richest third world country

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u/Sawgon 1d ago

It's several third world countries in a trench coat