by Ehi Ekuase
After having "fought the good fight" that prevented almost all government employees from receiving their income, with the sole purpose of hindering a competitive healthcare program to aid Americans, House Speaker John Boehner and the rest of the GOP finally compromised. On October 17, 2013 (votes in the Senate, by 81-18, and the House, by 285-144) government offices and agencies reopened, along with the government's ability to borrow money before it ran out of money to pay on its existing debts...Smh, it was sounding like the government was going to have to take out a payday loan from another country to get by this month, that or sell a State (I select Wyoming...who knows anyone from Wyoming? I couldn't rub two friends together and produce a casual acquaintance from Wyoming).
Nonetheless, even with Congress' spending power increased, that solution will only keep the government funded through January 15, 2014 and raise the debt limit through February 7, 2013. This means we will have to cross this road again, which potentially means placing Americans under unnecessary hardships and placing the county's credit rating and international credibility at risk--yet again. The possibility of another government shutdown happening is VERY real, especially with donations to the Senate Conservatives Fund greatly increasing in September as the political action committee helped push a conservative rebellion in Congress to dismantle President Obama's health care law; the interference of ideology blind politicians, like Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, stating that he'll, "continue to do anything" to derail healthcare law" and President Obama refusing to back down from his stance on healthcare...the term "Furlough" will eventually become the new F-bomb--Smh, fuck.
As "Obamacare" now becomes the next hot topic in Congress and the government shutdown fading away into the background, I have one question: Were politicians still receiving pay during the government shutdown (they are public servants)? I just find it ironic that politicians could still enjoy their pay and the benefits of government subsidized healthcare, while their constituents were made to temporarily do without--especially since politicians are paid by the taxes their constituents pay to the government.
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