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Trump and Vance urged Republicans to force a government shutdown instead of passing a bipartisan stopgap funding bill, accusing Democrats of pushing “giveaways” and rejecting a debt ceiling increase.

The move against the stopgap funding bill comes less than 3 days before the government is set to run out of money on Friday.

Their stance follows Elon Musk’s social media threats to fund primary challengers against Republicans who support the bill.

The funding package, which includes disaster relief and farm aid, faces opposition, with critics warning this move could disrupt essential services.

Musk has suggested the government remain closed until Trump takes office in January.

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[–] [email protected] 121 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Shut it down and keep it shutdown for 4 years.

[–] [email protected] 87 points 3 days ago (9 children)

as terrible as that usually is, that might be the best case scenario this go round

[–] SendMePhotos 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Except they still expect us to pay in while they do jack shit.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Their closed they can’t collect anything.

[–] SendMePhotos 14 points 3 days ago

I wish that were the case but from experience, it isn't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

IRS are absolutely essential workers

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

~~Yeah but they don't get paid while it's shutdown.~~

Nvm

[–] SendMePhotos 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Except they do. They still get pay and the government still processes revenue. The government shutdowns have been, "we aren't doing shit for you, but you still have to pay up!"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah, my bad. I must have misremembered that or confused it with something else.

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