@3967703f so far I'm liking your manifesto and you have my vote. 

 @3967703f there shouldn't be a mechanism where government can be shut down in the first place.

I cannot think of any other country in the world that has this ridiculous tomfoolery. 

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The catch 22 is that lower income people who are most impacted have the least financial clout to affect them by refusing to buy their products/services.

While community initiatives to replace some of these services exist, they are often localized and too small scale to affect the big players.