The main reason for the closing of the government is the impact the big bullshit bill will have on healthcare. Here’s the reality, according to the Kentucky Lantern:

Getting health care when you need it can be the difference between life and death, between happiness and misery. It should be a right for everyone, especially in the richest country on earth.

But 78% of Americans say health care costs are a source of stress and that number is likely higher in Kentucky, where workers’ wages are lower and health is poorer.

At a time of rising costs for groceries, housing, electricity and more, keeping health care costs from spiking is essential. And that’s what the current standoff in Washington D. C. is in part about. The government has shut down because Congress and the president so far refuse to cancel looming cuts that will cause insurance premiums to skyrocket, take coverage from millions of Americans, and put rural hospitals and other providers at risk of closing.

And here’s what a certain president said about a government shutdown:

And in case you didn’t notice, that’s the president who couldn’t pronounce the first word in this item (not to mention not knowing anything about how Tylenol works), showing he neither knows nor cares about Americans’ health: