Originally Posted by RedFred

What no one seems to realize is that Trump and the rest of the Republicans wants the govt to be shutdown and they really have no interest in opening it back up. Trumps whole purpose is to dismantle America as we know it and the rest of the GOP hates the Federal govt. It is what stands in the way of them screwing workers out of wages, polluting the air and water more, forcing companies to give sick people health coverage, etc. They want a Koch vision of America where everything from the fire dept to roads to Social Security is privatized and zero regulations for anything while paying little to no taxes.