It’s now three weeks into the government shutdown, and there is no sign that either side is anywhere near making a deal.
The slow-motion shutdown is beginning to pick up speed. Federal workers haven’t been paid during the shutdown. Efforts to release funds to pay them failed after Democrats — the party of the “little guy” — thought it was a good idea to stiff federal workers in their efforts to show the public that Trump is to blame for the chaos.
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In addition to unpaid federal workers, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, will run out of cash in November. That’s 80 million people, many in red states, who will be looking for food.
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