Government Shutdown

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Oberon

But what can be done other than kicking the can? I don't think any American government can sell the prospect of the kind of belt tightening that hasn't been since in America since the 1920s/30s and still expect to keep their office.

That's the problem, our system is so far gone we must kick the can, rather than go through the pain of fixing it. . Americans would rather keep passing the upcoming disaster to our kids.