If you feel for “us guys” and want to philosophize that oh well,”good people get hurt” and “someone” has to force the govt to “get a grip”, then join the good people and go without income during the shutdown. Or at least go Galt. Share the hurt. Walk the walk.
Don’t just keep on with your daily life and tell worried people they have to get hurt to fix our (your) government-
unless you are there, you aren’t there.
sorry - I can live on savings through a shutdown but I know others cannot and I recognize others will be in pain and I recognize they have the right to vent and the right to be supported in sympathy for their condition. Especially the families of our military and most especially those who dread every call or knock on the door because they have someone in that useless quagmire Obama created in Afghanistan
instead of being lectured by govt shutdown cheerleaders who have no skin in the game
How about just telling a troop or low level federal worker like those souls massacred in the Navy Yard “I’m sorry and we will all get through this together and I will help you with what I can share”
How about years without a raise. Lay offs. Going without.
Get a taste of what the rest of us have lived with for at least five years.
What did you think smaller government meant?
It is not my fault you are working for the beast.
Active duty military are exempt, so you can toss that argument in the can. Your straw man argument doesn’t cut it this time.
You guys run the show, YOU do something about it.
If you want a meal, stop by my house. I would love to feed you for a couple of days.
Can I have some of your raise that you get annually?
Can’t you see that however noble you think your job is, you are part of the problem?