re: #413 HappyWarrior

The shutdown was perpetrated by the GOP. John Boehner admitted as much way back in July 2013, when they had a handshake deal with Democrats on a budget, but the TP extortionists demanded nothing but a delay/destroy Obamacare scorched earth policy, and that’s what Boehner went with.

They failed, and it led to a shutdown.

A shutdown that affected more than National Parks and the monuments in DC.

It affected provision of care for seniors, and a whole host of other functions of government that people don’t pay much attention to except when it goes away.

Now, we’re about to get a farm bill deal, one that cuts food stamps, but not as drastically as the GOP demanded, but which also cut subsidies as well.

That’s taken as a positive, even though the food costs for people aren’t declining. It just means less food to be purchased by people who need the safety net at any time.