Shut Down! Do You Care?
The government is "shut down."
Media call this a "crisis."
A "crisis (with) no deal in sight," says Fox News.
Reuters says it's a "key risk to US stability."
But when I look around, I see business as usual -- families raise children, workers work, people play music ...
The media act like government is the most important part of life. It isn't. Fortunately, most of life, and the best of life, happens outside government.
Yes, we need government. Limited government. Enough to keep us safe.
But most of life doesn't depend on what goes through D.C.
Most of life thrives without government, often, despite government.
During shutdowns, government tells "nonessential" workers not to come to work. But if they're nonessential, why do we employ them?
The shutdown is certainly a problem for the 1.4 million federal employees currently working without pay or furloughed. But they will likely get paid once government's back in business. That's what happened before.
The media claim flights are delayed because of Air Traffic Control staffing shortages. CNN writes, "Delays spread to major........
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