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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Mathemodel on 2025-09-24 20:31:58+00:00.
When the federal government shuts down, the first things to get hit are the very programs Trump has never supported
national parks,
food stamps,
basic government services,
and paychecks for federal workers.
To him, that’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
A shutdown lines up with what he’s always wanted to cut or undermine.
He also doesn’t seem concerned about the human cost.
Millions of Americans go without pay or access to services, but he treats that disruption as leverage.
In my view, he’d rather see the government shut down than see those programs continue.
So my position is: Trump actually wants the shutdown, not just as a bargaining chip, but because it halts things he’d prefer not to fund in the first place.
Isn’t having this power or government not work his end goal to seize control?
And so why work for no benefits or pay?