So here's the deal from my perspective. This whole fucking government shutdown is a nightmare for those of us in desperate need. Because of my severe anxiety and panic attacks, I do tend to catastrophize and become overwhelmed. And that's where I am right now. Worried about the future as the impacts are already being felt by Mom and me.
First of all, the wall is fucking stupid. It won't do anything. More drugs, illegal aliens, and trafficking comes through sea ports, over the road trucking, and tunnels than ever walk across our border. We allow plenty of immigration from "developed" countries than we do from this proposed wall. Trump is a bully throwing a tantrum about something he lied about, saying Mexico would pay for this stupid, fucking wall in the first place.
Next, social security and disability are not "government handouts." My mom and I worked hard for over 40 years to have a lot of money taken out of our paychecks to fund these payments. This is OUR money, not the government's. It is not theirs to play with. And it is not welfare. This is a fact. The only "government handout" we receive is that Mom receives some food stamps/EBT each month because she only gets $800/month in social security. We barely scrape by. And now we are told that our food stamps will stop this month until the government shutdown is over. And Trump is quoted (FACT) as saying that he doesn't care if it lasts months or years to get what he wants. He is holding the most needy citizens hostage while he, the VP, cabinet members, secretaries, etc. all received a pay raise equal to more than half of what I make in a year. So now we have to choose between eating, paying for medications and doctors, paying bills like utilities and such. I hate him. I truly do. And while the government shutdown is not yet interfering with social security and disability, there is debate about whether this will be the case if the shutdown goes on past September.
I know we are not alone. There continues to be a trickle down effect. Supposedly those working without pay will receive retroactive reimbursement, but that is not the case for those who have been furloughed, as they can apply for unemployment to the tune of about $200/week. Trump is quoted as telling these people (even our Coast Guard) to do odd jobs such as baby sitting, painting and carpentry for the landlords to help pay their rent. He lives in a different world.
And those who are going without pay and have been furloughed are not getting their health insurance paid, either. Which is going to start impacting our health care system with hospitals being overcrowded, nursing homes struggling with patients who do not have payments coming in to pay for their care, and people such as those who are on dialysis at centers who do not have the insurance to pay for their treatment. As my daughter is a paramedic for a private company, and my sister works in a nursing home, this may start impacting them at some point if this continues for very long. Not to mention all of the patients, the disabled, and elderly, and children. Our food banks are already drying up.
So, yes, this is a rant and vent. You may not agree with my statements, but they are facts, not opinions. Trump is a liar and a bully and a narcissist and a poor excuse for a human being. Just giving you the view from the inside of this whole mess. For someone with mental health illness already, this is enough to push me right to the edge. I am scared for us. All of us. I have lost hope and have nowhere to turn.
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