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[LuFins Dad]

Now that you have some of the essential employees missing paychecks, I expect this to be resolved soon.

[89th]

The democrats are doomed... it's hard to be the party of excessive sympathy and not give in when you see paychecks and SNAP benefits expire. I've never read Trumps "Art of the Deal" but I'm pretty sure his only strategy is to bully others, use money and power to fabricate reality, then "come to a deal" that is far closer to his side than in the middle.

[jon-nyc]

I said early in in this process that giving in would be politically advantageous to the Dems.

[Horace]

Neville Chamberlain wanted to give in to Hitler. Now is the time to FIGHT, not to surrender.

(Channeling Bluesky.)

[Mik]

They do seem determined to shoot themselves in the foot over what was never intended to be permanent. I suppose they are still pissed about the Trump tax cuts remaining in place.