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Originally Posted by Fusebox
There's an ongoing US debt discussion thread, but I think this more than merits a new thread. I love how Canadians are so quick to condemn Americans for this shutdown, but not many even know what proroguing parliament means, or are aware that our own federal government has been shut down for several months now.
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What is happening in the US right now is totally different than proroguing parliament. Virtually all US public services that are funded by the federal government are closed. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been told to stay home without pay. This isn't congress taking an extended summer recess (the equivalent of proroguing parliament); this is a near-total shutdown of the American government.