(A Reminder “I told you so” of a previous 12/17/2018 Post.)
Who really will suffer if the government shuts down and what to do about it?
The Chicago Tribune article titled, Compromise unlikely on Government shutdown, reports there will be a government shutdown.
If you are a federal worker who will be affected by government shutdown, you may be looking forward to the looming shutdown because you were paid even though you did not work during the 2013 government shutdown. Not a bad deal especially during the holiday season, in my opinion.
The Purpose of This Post
Is to question the fairness of who really gets hurt during agovernment shutdown and to suggest a fair remedy other than to point fingers ifblame for not solving a 35-year-old problem.
Proverb
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. (Proverb 29:2)
If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will be established forever. (Proverb 29:14)
What’s My Point?
The reason for the shutdown is politicians refuse to solve the 35-year-old problem of securing our borders.
If the shutdown occurs, we will all be listening to the news and politicians point fingers at each other who to blame for a government, However, in the last 2013 shutdown, all the government workers were paid in time. The only ones who were treated unfairly were private industry employees.
In My Opinion
What to do if another shutdown occurs is to ask Congress to voluntarily not be paid until they solve the 33-year-old problem persisting since 1983.
As for everyone else in both government and private industry, they all do the same thing union employees on strike must do to obtain money during a strike. That is to stand outside every employer door with signs to protest the unfairness of a government shutdown because of only one reason.
The reason being that Congress refuses to solve a 35-year-old problem that has been allowed to persist because voters allow them to point fingers at each other instead of solving this problem.
Not compromise, fix!
Frankly, the reason this problem is not solved is because we voters who are not government employees, are fools to allow Congress to treat us unfairly.
Three thousand years ago, King Solomon observed in the above proverbs that the wicked will thrive on unfairness. And the righteous will groan until the throne is no longer established,
In other words, if voters don’t start groaning big time about solving the 33-year-old problem, it will persist until our Republic is no longer established.
If Interested
Read the Source Links below.
You Decide
Do you believe as a voter that Congress and government workers should be treated in the same fair manner as private industry workers will be treated if the government shuts down?
If you are a plumber working in private industry, do you think it is possible you would still be employed if you told your boss you could not fix a leaking faucet for 33 years?
Not Compromise, Fix!
Regards and good will blogging
Source Links
Chicago Tribune
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20181217/281500752350529
Who Hurts in Government Shut Downs
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/19/16907138/government-shutdown-2018
Rudy u Martinka 
Q — Do you believe as a voter that Congress and government workers should be treated in the same fair manner as private industry workers will be treated if the government shuts down?
A — Depends on the contract. If it states they don’t get paid then no. If it doesn’t have any language in it for a shutdown then yes.
Q — “If you are a plumber working in private industry, do you think it is possible you would still be employed if you told your boss you could not fix a leaking faucet for 33 years?”
A — Yes if my employer was the government. No, if it was my wife. Yes if it were the taxpayer. No, if it were the rich.
You stated — “Not Compromise, Fix!”
Q — For the first two years, they controlled it all. Why wasn’t it fixed?
Q– I was told that Mexico was going to pay for the wall, why does Congress need to do anything if that’s true?
Q — If they build the wall will that stop people from coming across into the US? (Under, Over, Around)
Q — Why are companies given so much freedom from the government to employee non-citizens?
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Lander7
“Q — For the first two years, they controlled it all. Why wasn’t it fixed?”
RINO problem, same as what happened in Obama’s mid term election when the Dems controlled the House and could not do it because of “Dems in name only” instead.
“Q– I was told that Mexico was going to pay for the wall, why does Congress need to do anything if that’s true?”
If the new trade agreement is approved by Congress, the Mexicans are paying for the wall by not profiting as much as they did.”
“Q — If they build the wall will that stop people from coming across into the US? (Under, Over, Around)”
Walls help impede armies from entering castles ever since the beginning of time. You should try working as a border guard and experience trying to keep people from coming in unimpeded/
“Q — Why are companies given so much freedom from the government to employee non-citizens?”
That was President Reagan’s proposed fix in 1986 which was never fully enforced because Congress doesn’t want to enforce it. because someone is making money using cheap labor.
The question you did not ask is what are the Democrats proposal to impede illegal immigration. If you find out, please let me know.
Regards and good will blogging.”
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