THE SWAMP STARVES THE WORKERS WHILE THE ELITES STILL GET PAID

EDITOR'S NOTES

Washington’s in meltdown—again. Fifth week of a government shutdown and what are D.C.’s career politicians doing? Playing poker with your paycheck while the troops, air traffic controllers, and everyday federal workers go hungry. Make no mistake—this isn’t about health care or “continuing resolutions.” It’s about control. It’s about elites using everyday Americans as pawns in their power game. And guess what? While you miss paychecks, they still collect theirs. Still get chauffeured to the Capitol. Still eat steak while you stand in food bank lines. This isn’t a shutdown—it’s a shakedown. And we’ve seen this show before. Same script, different actors. But here’s the truth: this mess lies at the feet of the Democrats.

Sam Clemons Oct 28, 25

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 skies safe, are going unpaid. Military families are now on edge, wondering if Halloween will bring anything but more dread. And come November 1, SNAP benefits—that's food stamps—could vanish. All while Democrats grandstand on the Senate floor about “health equity” while real Americans starve.

The Elites Always Eat

While troops and TSA agents worry about putting gas in the tank, Chuck Schumer and his coastal elite cronies are still getting paid. Senators continue to collect taxpayer-funded salaries while the very people who keep the nation running are left high and dry.

And let’s not forget: the global bankers still get bailed out, the government still pays interest on the trillions we owe the Federal Reserve cartel, and the corporate media distracts us with celebrity gossip and TikTok trends instead of telling you the truth—that your government has declared war on the working class.

It’s all by design. The longer the shutdown drags out, the more Americans are pushed to the edge—and the more desperate people become. Desperation makes control easier. That’s what this is all about.

And while the talking heads debate who’s to blame, even the American Federation of Government Employees—a union that usually shovels money into Democrat PACs—has had enough. They’re begging Schumer and the gang to take the Republicans’ clean resolution and reopen the government.

That’s right. Even their own allies are turning against them.

Democrats Hold the Line... Against You

Senate Republicans—led by John Thune and backed by fighters like Ted Cruz and Ron Johnson—have introduced multiple clean bills to reopen the government and pay our troops. Democrats blocked every single one. Twelve times.

Senator Ron Johnson even put forward a common-sense bill to pay the military and essential federal workers. Democrats shut it down. Why? Because it didn’t give them unchecked power over who gets paid and who gets punished.

Democrats would rather use your pain to force their political wishlist than reopen the government and protect American families. This is D.C. extortion at its finest.

Nothing Changes Until You Stop Playing Their Game

Washington wants you to believe it’s “complicated.” It’s not. They’ve been looting this country blind for decades—trillions for war, billions for foreign aid, blank checks for megabanks, but when it comes to feeding your family or paying a soldier, suddenly there's “gridlock.”

This isn’t a shutdown. It’s a controlled demolition—of trust, of stability, of the very idea that your government works for you.

Ask yourself: if you missed one paycheck, would you be okay? What about two? Three? That’s how fragile they’ve made the American economy. One flick of the political wrist, and millions are scrambling. That’s not freedom—that’s financial captivity.

And here’s the part they don’t want you to hear: it’s not just about the shutdown.

While President Trump had the spine to ban Central Bank Digital Currencies, the globalist banking system is still laying the tracks for future control through something most Americans haven’t even heard of—ISO-20022.

This is the Trojan Horse. A global “messaging standard” that claims to make banking more “efficient,” but in reality? It’s the infrastructure for a future surveillance economy—a financial kill switch. Every dollar tracked. Every transaction catalogued. And the swamp loves it.

Stand Up Before They Shut You Down

This is the moment to wake up. The elites don’t care about your bills. They care about control—political, digital, and financial. They’re not here to serve. They’re here to rule. And this shutdown? It’s a test run for something much bigger.

Don’t be the last to see it.

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