252
submitted 4 months ago by shplane@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 68 points 4 months ago

If they want to keep the government open, all they have to do is to agree not to take healthcare away from millions of poor Americans.

Yet they refuse.

[-] unmagical@lemmy.ml 23 points 4 months ago

Providing healthcare is unfortunately not encompassed in "feeding, fueling, and clothing." ๐Ÿ˜ž

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 15 points 4 months ago

Neither is ballroom construction but apparently it's ongoing.

[-] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 11 points 4 months ago

It's a bare necessity for the unwashed masses. They yearn for their emperor to live in posh luxury.

[-] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

Well, y'know, except insofar as not providing it leads to death, which makes those other things irrelevant.

But other than that...

this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2025
252 points (99.6% liked)

United States | News & Politics

8863 readers
133 users here now

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS