THE SWAMP STARVES THE WORKERS WHILE THE ELITES STILL GET PAID

The War on Working Americans: Shutdown Week 5 and No One in D.C. Cares The federal government’s shutdown has limped into its fifth week, and while D.C. elites continue their grandstanding under the chandeliers of the Capitol, air traffic controllers, military families, and food stamp recipients are being crushed under the weight of political theater. Let’s cut through the noise. This isn’t about health care. It’s not about “premium subsidies” or continuing resolutions. It’s about Democrats holding the government hostage—refusing to fund essential services unless they get a blank check for more Obamacare giveaways. And meanwhile, the average American is stuck holding the bag. Federal workers are about to miss their first full paycheck. Air traffic controllers, who keep our…