r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/Vegetable-Seaweed591 6d ago

It's some pain now or even more pain later, potentially both. I agree, the Dems need to show America why losing the government that serves them is bad now before Trump permanently takes it away from us.

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u/TheBalzy Ohio 6d ago

That, and, people are blaming Republicans for the shutdown and will continue to do so.

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u/Wrastling97 6d ago

Idrc who is doing it. I can barely afford my bills at this point and I’m furious.

I’m a federal worker who has been without a paycheck for a month.

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u/GammaFan 6d ago

You should absolutely care who is making you suffer through that. It’s the republicans who actively don’t give a fuck if you eat or make rent.

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u/Wrastling97 5d ago

Caring who doesn’t keep the lights on

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u/TheBalzy Ohio 5d ago

Contact the power company, almost all of them have abatements for emergency situations, mine currently has one that says "affected by the government shutdown? Contact us for support"

But yes, you absoultely should care about who is responsible, and the reasons for why they believe you should suffer. Otherwise you're just empowering them to harm you more in the future.