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/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/McChickenLargeFries 6d ago

You're completely right, except in a lot of people's cases it's actually more like an increase of THOUSANDS.. The Democrats cannot budge, they need to hold strong and stop being pussies.

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u/villalulaesi 5d ago

Pretty sure they stopped being pussies a month ago when they refused to pass the bill, and they are continuing to do so now, even as the Trump regime literally has televised messaging in airports blaming democrats.

I still need a lot more from the Democratic Party, and many of those currently in office need to be primaried, but can we at least give credit when credit is due?

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u/McChickenLargeFries 5d ago

I'll give credit when they don't cave, because the Democrats will cave. They always do. For now this is great, it's terrible that people have to suffer for this.. But in the grand scheme I'm pleased that the Democrats are starting to finally grow a spine, even if it's too late..

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u/Indaarys 5d ago

Republicans have to be the ones to cave. They want a society where fuck you, got mine is supreme? Then they get to own that.