The budget the Republicans tried to get passed cut Medicaid, and will raise the health insurance cost as to make it impossible for many low, and middle income earners to have health insurance.

If the Democrats had gone along with the Republicans and passed the budget the GOP wanted passed, millions of Americans would lose their health insurance and hundreds of small hospitals would have to close. We already do not have enough access to healthcare. We need the small hospitals that serve so many rural and small town Americans.

The Democrats would not vote for a budget with those cuts because it will hurt non-rich Americans.

So, the government is closed down, because no budget has been passed.

Is that simple enough?

It really is that simple.

Yet judging by what some people are saying, they do not understand the Democrats are only trying to save Americans from losing their access to healthcare.

The Republicans will have to appropriate the money to help people afford insurance, or the Democrats will not pass their budget. And the Republicans will not appropriate the money because they want to again give huge taxcuts to the filthy rich, and big corporations.

And the Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, the little bootlicker, will not call Congress back in session so it might be settled. He and the other Trump-controlled Republicans don’t even want to talk about saving health insurance and they do not care if poor working folks cannot afford higher insurance rates.

That is the truth, as plain as I can explain it.

The US Government is shut down, and all federal employees and our armed forces are not getting their paychecks because Democrats are protecting “We, the people,” as they should, and not allowing the government to take away help with health insurance rates and Medicaid. If the Republicans have their way, and somehow get their budget passed, insurance rates may soar for everyone.

Complain to the Republicans. They need to appropriate the money needed to keep people’s health care. And the givernment can re-open. Of course, they are loving keeping the government closed down because they can blame Democrats. But Republicans are the ones trying to take away what working poor and poor people need.

Thank a Democrat for standing up for you and I, even when it means they have to take blame for the government shutdown. It is certainly not helping them politically to balk on the budget and be so misunderstood. But they are trying, for once, to do what elected officials should do, and that is take care of their constituents.