Still, if it’s hard to get Americans terrified over a government shutdown, our leaders have only themselves to blame. Think of the most high-profile ways in which Washington has spent our money recently. Yes, a shutdown would impact vital services. But it might also mean the NSA has no money to snoop on our emails and phone calls, the IRS can’t pay agents to harass us for our political views, the ATF can’t afford to send guns to Mexican drug gangs, and the Justice Department can’t sue states for enforcing voting and immigration laws they ignore. With a new Bloomberg poll showing 68 percent of Americans think the federal government is heading in the wrong direction, is it any wonder they’re not terrified at the thought of it stopping?
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:51:31 +0000
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