Shutdown Season in America

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It’s fall, folks—time for pumpkin spice, football, and Congress’s favorite game: Shutdown Season. Buckle up for another budget circus.

Shutdown Season in America: The Budget Tantrum Tradition

It’s fall in America, and you know what that means: football, changing leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, and—oh, right—Congress threatening to shut down the government. It’s as seasonal as a bad reality TV show, and just as predictable. Welcome to Shutdown Season, the most American tradition since politics became a circus.

Same Old Outrage, Stale as Ever

Why don’t people care anymore? Because the outrage is played out. When you’re drowning in $30 trillion of debt, spending like a drunk with a no-limit credit card, the idea of a “shutdown” feels like a cruel joke. Newsflash: we’re already broke. Threatening to stop paying the bills is just performative nonsense at this point.

What Even Is a Shutdown?

Here’s the dirty secret: a government shutdown doesn’t mean …