10 Ways the Government Shutdown Hurts the Working Class 8 min read Oct 1, 2025 While politicians and the wealthy feel little pain, the capitalist state's failure to function once again makes workers pay the price. The federal government is going to shut down. For the ruling class and their media mouthpieces, this is a political spectacle. But for the working class, it is a sudden and severe crisis. This shutdown isn't an accident; it's a direct consequence of a political system that serves the wealthy and powerful while treating the needs of the people as a bargaining chip. The Comrade Courant breaks down the ten ways this manufactured disaster entrenches the suffering of the proletariat. 1. Paychecks Vanish for Millions of Federal Workers Roughly 800,000 federal employees are immediately furloughed during a government shutdown, while another 1.3 mi...
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