With just over 24 hours before the government is set to shutdown, Donald Trump and congressional leaders from both parties emerged from a high-stakes White House meeting on Monday with no agreement, setting the stage for large swaths of the federal government to close after midnight Wednesday.

The impasse came after closed-door talks between the four top congressional leaders and Trump in the Oval Office, where lawmakers appeared to trade blame but make little progress towards a deal. “There are still large differences between us,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters after the meeting, claiming that Republicans refused to engage on their core demands around health care and restoring previous funding cuts.

“Their bill has not one iota of Democratic input,” he added, taking aim at a House-passed seven-week stopgap funding bill that Senate Democrats rejected last week. “That is never how we’ve done this before.”

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[–] 82 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Americans will never miss their water until the well runs dry.

It's not that Americans are all racist, or all ignorant... it's that enough of them don't spare a thought to think things through until it effects them personally.

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  • [–] 65 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    Welcome to life in America. Where intelligence and common sense aren't so common. People will literally kill you so they can happily vote against their own interests.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Truth.

    Living in Canada is like having crazy downstairs neighbours but for some reason one of our roommates keeps inviting them upstairs.

    I have not been to the USA in a decade. Literally the only reason I'll ever, ever, return is to visit Casa Bonita in Colorado... ideally on a layover.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    We made it in last October. Very well worth the visit, if you can get a reservation

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    We sprung for the "premium seating." It was only maybe $10 more per person, but you get seated along the diving cliff so you can see the show better. And because we were one of the last tables of the night, we got lucky and ended up with the best table in the place, right next to/above the cliff divers. I'm not really sure how best to describe it, so it's a good thing I have video evidence 😅

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Omg, I tried to get in there with almost a month planning ahead. NOPE.

    You may need to find a local with whatever lifetime gold membership they sold. Bribe them to take you or something.

    I had no idea it was so difficult to get in there. I signed up for the email where they will open a few times here and there, but as soon as the mail is sent, the reservations are gobbled up by the bots.

    I wish you all the luck.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    This is true of people in general. While comfortable enough, or able to rationalize the discomfort away, people tend to not want to change. It takes a large shove to get people to act. Having a huge and diverse country with lots of built-in disconnects doesn't help.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Having a huge and diverse country with lots of built-in disconnects doesn't help.

    Are you saying that diversity in a disconnected society can create more opportunities for conflict?

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