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There's a lot of wisdom in your post and I can appreciate that. How do you feel about the fact that the same folks who are responsible for this shutdown are still receiving paychecks?

How would you feel about legislation that penalizes Congress for allowing a shutdown? What I mean is, not that they don't get paid but that they are penalized. Like half months pay X2 in the same way DoD penalizes servicemembers for failing to do their jobs?

Cool. If I'm not mistaken, in Canada, when a shutdown occurs, it automatically triggers an election

Given that statistic and the fact that we've had both parties in office I'd say the problem might not lie with the party, or even the people but with the current legislation. With that said, it may take a politician to have this issue as one of its core campaign initiatives before it changes.

I think the more appropriate action to prevent those Congressional representatives from creating that much wealth from their office is to impose stricter term limits. Some folks have been sitting the same position for decades, it's a business for them.

Well put. When the issue becomes big enough that it's something people look at when deciding to vote, some politicians will begin to use it as a campaign focus. I believe nothing will change if and until that happens.