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Re:Availability of the Government of the United States by gpm on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @05:00PM (#18869404)
No shutdowns until 1980, and 10 since then according to the data.

What changed in 1980?

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Re:Availability of the Government of the United States by tapesonthefloor on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @05:03PM (#18869427)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast
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Re:Availability of the Government of the United States by vertexFarm on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @05:30PM (#18869669)
And we have plenty of data showing how this works out, latest of which might be Kansas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_Senate_Bill_Substitute_...
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Re:Availability of the Government of the United States by whatshisface on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @05:23PM (#18869599)
Someone realized that they could use desk vetoes as a negotiation tool even when what was being vetoed was the budget, without the public really minding enough to cost anyone an election.
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