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As someone who was SPED in school the way I see it is you want your money to benefit the most people. When cuts have to be made it makes more sense to cut what benefits less people that is just life and common sense. Remember before schools were required to provide special ED parents of those children were also not required to send them to school either and try to pay for it.
Textbook case of "I got mine...too bad for them".
 
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I’ve watched several videos on the negative impact of the shutdown continuing. Most of the comments are appalled or concerned about the innocents who will be hurt. More than a few acknowledged our hypocrisy of funding foreign entities while Americans suffer and that’s getting louder.

Most people aren’t advocating for healthcare coverage for illegals and as things tighten they’ll become more vocal regarding their opposition. The loss of benefits on November 1st for millions will be hard to support in deference to the other and that’s how they’ll see it.

This may up strengthening America first ideals and leading to greater discrimination against foreigners in the long run. They’re pushing against Israel, Ukraine and Argentina in addition to illegals. We’re nearing our breaking point on the subject.

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I’ve watched several videos on the negative impact of the shutdown continuing. Most of the comments are appalled or concerned about the innocents who will be hurt. More than a few acknowledged our hypocrisy of funding foreign entities while Americans suffer and that’s getting louder.

Most people aren’t advocating for healthcare coverage for illegals and as things tighten they’ll become more vocal regarding their opposition. The loss of benefits on November 1st for millions will be hard to support in deference to the other and that’s how they’ll see it.

This may up strengthening America first ideals and leading to greater discrimination against foreigners in the long run. They’re pushing against Israel, Ukraine and Argentina in addition to illegals. We’re nearing our breaking point on the subject.

~bella
PROTESTS AGAINST THE SHUTDOWN
These are NOT to be confused with protest against Trump leading the country into autocracy.

The anti-shutdown rallies are very clear. They disagree with the laws passed by the House, the Senate and signed by the White House. They would rather the government be closed that have it do its job in enforcing the laws passed by Congress and the White House.

To be clear, they have every right to protest and disagree and to pressure Republicand and Democrats to end the shutdown AND make a change or two. They want much, much more.
 
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PROTESTS AGAINST THE SHUTDOWN

I made no mention of protests in my comment nor are the majority attending them. I addressed the feedback I’ve witnessed on content pertaining to the negative impacts of the government shutdown. The majority aren’t advocating continuance nor are they championing either side. We’re focused on the people not politics.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

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to those complaining about this, can anyone remind me how many times the republicans threatened a goverment shut down during OBama's presidency because they didn't get their way? I know of one sucessful one but can't remember the ones where the deomcrats caved.
 
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I made no mention of protests in my comment nor are the majority attending them. I addressed the feedback I’ve witnessed on content pertaining to the negative impacts of the government shutdown. The majority aren’t advocating continuance nor are they championing either side. We’re focused on the people not politics.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

~bella
fair enough
I should have recognized that you were sharing personal experiences and the experiences of those that you have met.
 
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