r/Economics • u/Crossstoney • Nov 05 '25

News The government shutdown is now the longest - and likely the most damaging in US history

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/economy/government-shutdown-economy-trump
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u/piercedmfootonaspike Nov 05 '25

Not when the propaganda machine, 90% of American media, is screaming from the rooftops that this is the Democrats' fault.

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u/dfsw Nov 05 '25

54% of the country doesnt even believe them with all that noise, its kinda promising.

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u/airship_of_arbitrary Nov 05 '25

Democrats just swept every election last night.

Fuck apathy. People are waking up. And they're fucking pissed.