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Why government shutdown (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've seen so much stuff on what it means and how it affects people but I can't find anything on the reason behind why anyone wants to shut down the government

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would note that the USA is about the only place this is actually possible.

In pretty much all other democracies, if the parliament fails to pass the budget bill, it triggers a dissolution of both houses and an election is held.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

We need that in the USA too

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