Don't believe the headlines. The government shutdown is not about Obamacare. That's just the pretext.

The shutdown is a tactic employed by the Democratic congressional leadership to create a high-profile platform from which to oppose President Donald Trump. More dangerously, it's a political trap for the GOP, aimed at influencing next year's elections.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are proposing that, in exchange for Democrats agreeing to re-open the government, Republicans must agree to a total of $1.5 trillion in additional health-care spending, including $900 billion to repeal Trump's Medicaid reforms and provide free health care to undocumented immigrants.

Democrats also want $400 billion to extend the so-called "Biden covid credits." This is their No. 1 demand, and the reason people think the shutdown is about Obamacare.

The Biden credits........

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