The downvotes may be because people see this comment as playing into the narrative that government is inherently dysfunctional. Here's an opinion piece from Wa

The downvotes may be because people see this comment as playing into the narrative that government is inherently dysfunctional. Here's an opinion piece from WaPo this morning on the subject: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-buy-the-spin-government-works/2018/01/21/5af06d9e-fd5d-11e7-8f66-2df0b94bb98a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-buy-the-spin-go... tl;dr: Shutting down the government gives credence to those who base part of their political programme on "government is evil lol", when really they just want less regulation on behalf of wealthy donors -- a fundamentally corrupt bargain.