Someone sent me a list of thousants of California government programs and “offices”, you know, office of this, office of that, with the comment, of all these, the only things they can think to cut are libraries, police and fire services?
And I am sure it is just coincidence that these sites, offering transparency, are shutting down “because the Republicans shut down the government”.
Can't leave libraries up; people might start reading and thinking for themselves. They might get the idea that they are the bosses, not the politicians and petty bureaucratic dictators. People might start questioning the necessity of government.
Can't leave police in place; they need people to be afraid of the dark and to beg for the government to do something.
Can't leave fire services in play; they'll need something at which to point a finger when tragedy strikes while the government is "shut down." ,p>Above, they need all the extraneous, unnecessary services to remain in play to keep the unwashed complacent.