Posted December 19, 20241 yr Some Trump allies on Capitol Hill call for government shutdown after spending deal collapses From CNN's Clare Foran and Sarah Ferris Some Trump allies in the House are now openly calling for a government shutdown after Speaker Mike Johnson’s effort to pass the bipartisan spending deal collapsed due to President-elect Donald Trump’s opposition. Live updates: Government shutdown looms, Trump transition news | CNN Politics --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opinions?
December 19, 20241 yr When's the last year there wasn't a threat of a shutdown? Just seems par for the course at this point. Which is Fing stupid but hey that's where we are.
December 20, 20241 yr WSJ: The House overwhelmingly rejected the GOP plan endorsed by Trump to avoid a government shutdown this weekend
December 20, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said: WSJ: The House overwhelmingly rejected the GOP plan endorsed by Trump to avoid a government shutdown this weekend No lives will be lost
December 20, 20241 yr ...is what he tries to convince himself of before he climbs behind the wheel of his rusted out pickup half a case deep.
December 20, 20241 yr 12 hours ago, The_Omega said: Yeah so troops are gonna go without pay. Good job.
December 20, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, mayanh8 said: Shut it down. Americans need to get what they voted for. I wonder who the president was during the longest shutdown ever.
December 20, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Paul852 said: I wonder who the president was during the longest shutdown ever. One of the really cool features of American Citizen v20.24 is that they have a long term memory that lasts no more than 46 minutes before being overwritten by their X curated timeline.
December 20, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Paul852 said: I wonder who the president was during the longest shutdown ever.
December 20, 20241 yr In terms of the gov't shutdown, the main near-term impact is the risk of defaulting. If the US ever defaulted it would be catastrophic for the economy. For most people's lives, the government is a lot like insurance. You pay for it and don't get much ROI day to day. And if it "went away" for a bit you'd be fine. But when you absolutely need it you're glad it's there. Longer term, the implications of the troops not getting paid, schools, police, roads, infrastructure, justice system, etc. not being there get worse and worse.
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