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[โ€“] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 68 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If they want to keep the government open, all they have to do is to agree not to take healthcare away from millions of poor Americans.

Yet they refuse.

[โ€“] unmagical@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Providing healthcare is unfortunately not encompassed in "feeding, fueling, and clothing." ๐Ÿ˜ž

[โ€“] Maeve@kbin.earth 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Neither is ballroom construction but apparently it's ongoing.

It's a bare necessity for the unwashed masses. They yearn for their emperor to live in posh luxury.

[โ€“] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 1 points 18 hours ago

Well, y'know, except insofar as not providing it leads to death, which makes those other things irrelevant.

But other than that...