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Originally Posted by zeek
The typical Trump supporter has no respect for government employees anyway. What do they care if there's a shutdown?
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That is ridiculous. There are 2 million federal employees, surely quite a few of them, maybe even 40% are "Trump supporters".
I think the entire argument is much ado over nothing. 5 billion (what Trump is asking for) is about 0.1% of the Federal Budget. To put that into perspective, that is like a family that spends $150,000 a year shutting down over $150.
Now you might feel that this is not a good use of the money. But you cannot deny that Israel has built a wall that does have some use. Likewise, the Democrats could come back with a counter offer, say $1 billion. That would make them appear reasonable. Again, that is similar to my hypothetical family having a battle royal over $30. But it is even less than that. The money will be spent in the US on construction, 40% of the money will return to the Federal govt as taxes.
I did not vote for Trump, but no one can deny that tens of millions of Americans did, and one reason was they wanted this wall built. I see no good reason why the Democrats can't compromise.