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  That was Sen Brian Schatz, Hawai‘i's senior US Senator.
context: i still remember when republicans had full control of Congress under trump and had the biggest shutdown of all time. it showed that they can't even negotiate amongst themselves (which we continue to see), and they're willing to let the whole thing crash and burn.
  the wildest part was their base genuinely blamed democrats for the whole thing. >
  
  
  they're willing to let the whole thing crash and burn.
  
  that's the problem, they are willing, and they get praised by right wing media for doing so. >
  
  I truly don’t know if they’re willing to burn it all down, or if they’re just irrationally short sighted and wildly overestimating their own hard bargaining skills. I mean, it’s always and only about stock prices and reducing tax liability for them, a market crash is terrible for their owners. It’s maybe more like a 14 year old with a gun and why wouldn’t he rob a gas station?  It’s his parents that’ll be in trouble anyway for not locking up the gun. What could go wrong? >
  
  
  a market crash is terrible for their owners.
  
  Not when their wealth is far beyond magnitudes of "mattering anymore," and that's what we are risking with today's gilded age billionaires, they are playing with Monopoly money. >
  
  Or maybe they’re certain that they can absolutely loot the rubble once the economy implodes. As they always do when catastrophe comes around. >
  
  Except for that one time with gamestop. That was entertaining to watch. Can it happen again please?