The Government Shutdown Circus: When the People Starve, the Politicians Still Feast

Every time the government shuts down, the same story plays out: millions of Americans go without paychecks, SNAP recipients panic, military families worry about groceries — and the people responsible keep cashing theirs.

Think about that.
These politicians — left, right, and every direction in between — can’t even pass a budget on time, yet they never miss a payday. They still get their full salaries, full health benefits, taxpayer-funded offices, and lifetime perks. And somehow, despite being at the bottom of every public trust poll, they keep their jobs. Why? Because they’ve mastered the game — gerrymandering, lobbyist money, and media spin.

Let’s be real.
Both parties will give you a show. One side screams “protect the poor,” the other yells “protect the taxpayer,” but behind closed doors they both protect themselves. You can’t vote them out when the districts are drawn like puzzles and corporations are buying up the system. The people don’t have lobbyists — we just pay for them.

And now, in the middle of this financial chaos, they’re floating a 50-year mortgage like it’s a solution. That’s not homeownership — that’s a lifetime lease to the banks. The same Congress that allowed inflation to spiral, shipped jobs overseas, and let Wall Street buy up residential neighborhoods is now selling this as “help for the middle class.”

It’s greed dressed up as policy.
A system where the rich run the show, the politicians own the laws, and everyday Americans rent the dream.

Until there’s a lobby for the citizens — a real one — the gaslighting will continue. They’ll keep telling us who’s morally right while the whole thing rots from the inside.

This isn’t about politics— it’s about accountability, and truth. The system feeds itself while continuing the divide. That’s the distraction. And that’s exactly how they like it.

— One Man’s Truth