Why we give a shit:
They're threatening to shut down the government again because funding basic services for the people who pay taxes is apparently too radical.
Thought-terminating cliché:
“Both parties serve capital”
- They want to hold government hostage until they get more tax cuts for billionaires
- Federal workers living paycheck to paycheck about to miss rent because Congress can't do its one job
- Military families, food safety inspectors, air traffic controllers — all held hostage for politics
- The cruelty isn't a side effect, it's the negotiating strategy