Today, there’s a battle in the Senate that could result in a government “shut down”.
Basically here’s what’s going on – the House has passed a Continuing Resolution (C.R.) to fund the government. Now it’s up to the Senate to pass that same C.R. Democrats are saying unless their demands are met, they won’t vote for the C.R. (the GOP in the Senate will need about 10 Democrats to vote for the C.R. for it to pass). If this happens, we’ll face a “government shutdown” (more on that in a sec).
The blame for any “shut down” is passed like a hot potato. But here’s what really matters –
Just a few years ago, there was a similar fight regarding “shutting down” the government. This fight revolved around Obamacare. There were those who opposed the very idea of a government “shut down” as “governmental chaos…the politics of idiocy, of confrontation, of paralysis.” However, some of those opponents of such a move are now actively pursuing a course of action that could result in the exact same thing.
There’s no shortage of stunning hypocrisy in Washington D.C. This is just a more blatant example.
There are those who are only against “government shutdowns” that threaten their policy goals. But they are totally ok with “government shutdowns” that have the potential of advancing their policy goals.
Hypocrisy at its worst.
The So-Called Shutdown
People keep talking about this like it’s a bad thing. I got news for you – it’s not!
There’s been many good articles written on this, so I won’t repeat them here. Suffice to say that if the government does “shut down” you probably won’t even notice.
I’ve been putting “government shutdown” in quotation marks because what many are trying to scare you about, is not truly a “shut down” in the way most people would think of a shut down.
The “essential services” would still continue to operate. Only “non-essential workers” would be put on furlough until the shut down was over. Hardly the earth-shattering apocalypse that some would have you shaking in your boots about.
Takeaway
-By and large, politicians are hypocrites.
-Don’t succumb to the fear mongering about “government shutdowns”.
-If you can’t survive while the government shuts down “non-essential” services for a week or two, you’re doing something wrong.
-Ask yourself, do you know of any business that would allow “non-essential” workers to continue to work there?
-Freedom means not being dependent on the government. Freedom means following the laws (including immigration laws). Freedom means holding the truth, consistently.
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