Beyond the fact that grown adults who are getting paid (even now) 174k a year to do their jobs and basically refusing to do it because they have no working knowledge of the foundations of our government and the definition of the word compromise....
Beyond the fact that almost a million people are out of work for absolutely no reason and these idiots cannot even stop their own egos to realize those people need their pay too...
(a few bright minds of congress complained about how hard it would be to pay for their nice houses and their kids' college tuition if they didn't get their pay)
Real people are hurting and things that I believe are foundations of our freedom...are unavailable to the public.
1. WIC - Yes I know a lot of people who I find heartless believe that the women and children receiving WIC should learn to do with less...and I say to those people, I wonder if you know what it is like to go hungry. WIC provides food for women who meet certain income requirements for their children up until the age of two, and WIC is important. I cannot even comprehend some of the horrible things I've seen people say about this program not working.
"Good! Maybe they will go get jobs!"
"GOOD, I don't GET ANYTHING FOR FREE."
"Teach those lazy people a lesson for ruining our government." Yes...someone said that in reference to people on WIC, not congress... who the hell knows what is wrong with these people.
I just have a really hard time looking at an infant and going...GOOD, starve now kid, learn what its like to go without...
2. The closure of the National Parks
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| Ocmulgee National Park - Macon, GA |
First... most of the people who work for our national parks make very little money.
Second...national parks were created for our citizens to enjoy the beauty and history of our country...to close them just seems specifically unAmerican. But... it goes deeper than that.
Did you know the fall is one of the most important times of the year for National Parks? They get a great percentage of their visitors RIGHT NOW. That also means the towns that hold some of these bigger national parks, where the tourism to those parks mean a great deal of income in the area...get nothing... no tourists, no income...more people out of work.
BUT....
Do not despair people.... Congress is still getting paid so they can afford their nice houses and kids' college. Don't worry because they have vowed to keep the government closed as long as it takes to defeat the evils of attempting to provide healthcare for people who don't get it.
In other countries...when the government does stupid, obstructive, and destructive things like this...they lose their jobs.
Will these guys? Will we remember this?? I hope so.
I hope every single person that doesn't get paid remembers this and we have a really high turnover rate next time congressional elections come up.
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