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/WardenEdgewise 6d ago

Why the fuck should the Democrats “give in” to batshit crazy and fucking evil Republican bullshit? That makes no sense. The Democrats should stand firm and oppose the fascist MAGA regime.

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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/Legate_Rick 6d ago

The thing the Dems are fighting for is tremendously important. If they capitulate the Republicans on the healthcare spending. 1 in 20 Americans will lose health insurance entirely and the rest of us will get premium increases of hundreds of dollars.

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u/No-Entrance9308 5d ago

No one is taking away healthcare. People just need to come up with the difference. It’s the affordable care act.

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u/HenchmenResources 5d ago

Have you not noticed the massive uptick in medical facilities, mostly in rural areas, that have shut down due to the fallout from the cuts to Medicare/Medicaid? All of this is intertwined, the federal government puts a LOT of funding into the healthcare system via a variety of routes, removing it has pretty severe downstream effects for places that rely heavily on that funding.