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why doesn't the amerikkkan govt just save a tiny bit of funding for the few things that immediately run out of money for some reason during a "shutdown" (lemmy.ml)

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richest country on earth immediately stops paying its entire civil service when there's a disagreement on the budget which is something that literally only happens in the USA as far as I know.

I'm sure there's some 🤓☝️ reason like the govt runs on a blockchain that uses proof-of-anti-communist-law-passing to mine new blocks or something

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago

Congress adopted a limit on the amount of money the government can borrow in 1939, aiming to stem the rise of government's debt. It has not achieved its purpose, with debt soaring, fueled by Democratic-backed spending, Republican-backed tax cuts and the spiraling cost of the Social Security retirement program.

The purpose of a system is what it does--in this case, allowing for heinous shit to be tacked on and pushed through without time for debate or public scrutiny.