it blew every american's minds. even chapo was impressed, 2000 bucks can change a lot in a person's life. but that was over 3 months of expenses ago now, in a sane world we'd be looking forward to a 3rd check right now instead of still arguing over the 2nd

  • Lil_Revolitionary [she/her,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    what the fuck is a government shutdown. our functioning democracy fails to fund itself on time every 2 years or so. what a joke

      • Lil_Revolitionary [she/her,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        as a college student, i understand the difficulty, but i wouldn't exactly call what i do in college "functioning properly" either so...

        • 4bicycles [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Belgium did straight up 592 Days without a government.

          I'm not sure whether this refutes or strengthens your point, I just thought I'd put it out there to add to the discussion.

          • Lil_Revolitionary [she/her,they/them]
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            4 years ago

            more proof that belgium isn't real. but for real i bet that belgium at least pays its government employees during such crises

            • 4bicycles [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              Coming from a neighbouring country, Belgium is very much real but it's less like a nation state and more like a loosely associated conglomerate of cultures of the flemish, the walloon, and all the EU lanyard folks.

              Good chips tho.