I absolutely believe no one gets involved in politics until they feel personally imposed upon. The "that won't really affect me" opinion reigns in this country. If you can't see through my computer, I'm raising my hand at that last statement. Yes, it was me. I usually glaze over at the bickering splashed across the TV with the opinion that nothing really changes anyways.
I've cheated myself out of my rights as an American to not pay attention. Now it's real. A debt ceiling in limbo and even closer to my front door, lack of the FAA Reauthorization, means my job is struggling. Over half our regional staff is on furlough, more and more as the days drag on. I went to work each day this week knowing the FAA funding will not be resolved until the debit crisis is resolved. So now it becomes survival of the financial fittest. Who can survive without a paycheck the longest until their job recovers? Luckily, my position buys itself some time and I don't have to realize the yuck of an unpaid vacation just yet.
But my forced involvement in the FAA Reauthorization tumbled me into following the debt crisis...which I would have rather been uneducated to. But now that I'm following, this circus is messed up. If the House can't agree, we'll never get past step one. Nevermind the goliath Senate waiting to turn down anything the House ever manages to agree on. I wish I was hopeful. It really will affect me...and you...and our kids.
"A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have...."
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