{"id":177,"date":"2023-01-06T00:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/?p=177"},"modified":"2023-01-06T00:04:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T00:04:21","slug":"usa-2023-no-jobs-but-hey-at-least-the-house-cant-pass-more-bad-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/usa-2023-no-jobs-but-hey-at-least-the-house-cant-pass-more-bad-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"USA 2023: No Jobs, But Hey, At Least the House Can&#8217;t Pass More Bad Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. House of Representatives is in crisis. After multiple&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/live-blog\/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-live-updates-day-two-rcna64153\">failed attempts<\/a>&nbsp;to elect Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, the government has ground to a halt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This might sound like a disaster, but it&#8217;s actually the best thing that&#8217;s happened to the American people in a while. You see, the U.S. government has a long history of passing terrible legislation that makes life worse for ordinary citizens. From the Patriot Act to the war in Iraq, our elected officials have consistently shown that they&#8217;re more interested in serving special interests than the people they&#8217;re supposed to represent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now, with the House of Representatives in disarray, there&#8217;s no way for them to pass any more bad laws. It&#8217;s like a blessing in disguise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only that, but the government won&#8217;t be able to uselessly spend more money on unnecessary projects or line the pockets of special interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s all raise a glass to Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/01\/04\/house-speaker-election-goes-to-second-day-as-kevin-mccarthy-seeks-deal.html\">inability to secure<\/a>&nbsp;the Speaker&#8217;s gavel. He may have failed at his job, but he&#8217;s done the country a huge favor by preventing the government from doing any more harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a tough time for many Americans right now, as the U.S. government&#8217;s mismanagement has caused a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2023\/jan\/02\/third-of-world-economy-to-hit-recession-in-2023-imf-head-warns\">widespread recession<\/a>&nbsp;and countless people are being&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/1\/4\/23539737\/amazon-layoffs-thousands-17000\">laid off<\/a>&nbsp;from their jobs. But you know what would make this whole situation even better? If the members of the U.S. House of Representatives also went out of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about it: they&#8217;re the ones who allowed this mess to happen in the first place, and they&#8217;re getting paid handsomely to do nothing while the rest of us suffer. It&#8217;s only fair that they share in the pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, imagine all the extra time they&#8217;d have to reflect on their mistakes and figure out how to fix them. Maybe they&#8217;d finally start putting the needs of the American people ahead of their own selfish interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s all cross our fingers and hope that the U.S. House of Representatives gets laid off too. It&#8217;s the least they deserve. Here&#8217;s to hoping that the House of Representatives stays in chaos for a long, long time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. House of Representatives is in crisis. After multiple&nbsp;failed attempts&nbsp;to elect Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, the government has ground to a halt. This might sound like a disaster, but it&#8217;s actually the best thing that&#8217;s happened to the American people in a while. 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