Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and the Trump ‘base” have no respect, regard, or appreciation of government employees, and the role they play in the lives of 325 million Americans.
Everyone in America is impacted by the dedication of public servants who sacrifice their lives and families in many positions, and in all cases, have an effect daily on all of us.
But there are those who trash public employees as if they are freeloading, when they must meet strict standards for their jobs, and in so many cases, are not well compensated.
How would Americans live without the effect of such agencies as follows:
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Department of the Treasury
Department of Veterans Affairs
National Archives
The Library of Congress
Presidential Libraries
Smithsonian Institution
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Environmental Protection Agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Securities and Exchange Commission
Small Business Administration
Federal Reserve Board
United States Postal Service
Social Security Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Amtrak
Peace Corps
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Secret Service
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Park Foundation
The continuation of the Federal Government Shutdown is a rebuke not only to the affected government employees, but to all 325 million Americans, and Donald Trump will pay the price in public opinion polls, and in the analysis over time of historians and political scientists.