The GOP is doing a great job of building the opposition campaign slogan: "The GOP kept the government shut down for X days for the sole purpose of denying Americans access to healthcare."

Good.

It's the only power they have. Use it.

If the republicans wanted the government open, they’d just have to negotiate with the people who can provide the votes to open it back up again. Instead, they’re refusing to negotiate and either expecting the democrats to cave and give them what they want by passing the bill or just figuring they’ll leave the government shut down which also benefits them.

Healthcare is an excellent place for democrats to hold the line, especially now when so much is lost.

Usually I blame republicans for shutdowns but now I blame republicans, and cheer on the democrats.

The ACA subsidies mostly benefit people in Republican districts, which is not being stated enough.

I wish someone with some name recognition and clout would start calling for a general strike. The pressure needs to go up, and that means hitting the oligarchy where it matters — their bank accounts.

https://generalstrikeus.com/

This is 100% on Replicans who proudly claimed they were not negotiating and that democrats just had to sign it.

I still thing they should add a demand everyweek. do the classic trump double down and make that gulf larger. the way america is now its fine for it to be shut down permanently.

Npr did an interview recently . I thought the host did well until the Republican said they would re haul health care.

I wish the host asked if the Republican's position was to let the credits expire while they try to overhaul the system.

That's the exact reason the Dems are protecting the American people from unaffordable healthcare. If something isn't done now it won't be done

Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), starring Alec Guiness

But don't you see? It's a matter of principle.
If we give in now, there'll be no end to it. No.
We're under the heel of a man who'll stop at nothing to get his way.
[...] Here is where we must win through

Between this and the hell that was the chuds electing their preferred Speaker... I can't tell if they are being intentionally obstructionary or if they actually think that just voting on the exact same thing until people give up is a valid strategy. And I am pretty sure that only worked because the number got so high that gaetz lost interest in it.

Honestly they should keep it shut down until Trump is out of power

Correct title: Despite Majority, Republicans Fail to Pass Budget for Tenth Time.

What a fucking load of shit. The democrats rejected things? Who the FUCK is in charge? Who owns the SENATE, the HOUSE, and the PRESIDENCY?

The Republicans do. They fucking own it all. They are doing all of this.

Good.

Last time the government shut down due to a lack of budget, Trump 2018, it was because republicans demanded the federal government pay for a bigger border wall, and Democrats said no. Now it’s because Republicans want to cut healthcare spending and Democrats are saying no.

I will say both sides are part of this shut down, same as the last, but I agree with the reasons of the democrats so much more.

I hope they don't cave this time. If they don't do something to get the monthly premiums down millions of Americans will go without healthcare, and the cost of caring for people without insurance will be offloaded or "Cost shifted" to people who have insurance, forcing them to pay an inflated price for treatments, visits, and procedures.

Let's make it indefinite!

This means no pay for ICE....

Have they finally figured it out?

They claim we can't afford the tax breaks for health care for Americans, but they can give $40 billion, the amount that would pay for the ACA subsidies, to Argentina.

Their leader can't even get a haircut that doesn't make him look like the manager of rock band in the 70s.

Of course media and liberals overlook the fact that the government being "shut down" is part of the kabuki theater. There is nothing stopping the government being funded at previous levels unless a consensus was agreed to for the current year. It only takes a simple majority to make that change. The Dems could have done that during Obama, and also in 2020. But they didn't because a shut-down leading to lots of employee attrition and smaller government benefits the capitalists.

Americans aren't getting healthcare but the Argentinians are getting America's money