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snoodog  ·  2548 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: French Presidential Election - Ask Me Anything

A lot of people are pretty happy to see government "Shut Down". The truth is much isnt actually shutdown but its good PR, and people think waste is slowed down during that time. I think it would be different if food stamps stop coming out, government pensions stopped, social security stops or wars get put on hold. Instead we shutdown parks and pause research which just inconveniences people and is rather annoying.