On this episode of WTH Extra! Dany and Marc discuss Marc’s column,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/01/democrats-government-shutdown-fight-trump/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Democrats shut down the government to protect covid spending, not Obamacare</a>.&nbsp;In the umpteenth government shutdown in recent memory, Democrats have decided that permanent COVID subsides for healthcare, already extended and phased out by a Democrat-controlled government, are more essential than keeping the government open. But… are Republicans actually considering agreeing to D demands?&nbsp;And for Democrats… why another effort at self-immolation? Marc makes it clear, “Democrats claim they are trying to preserve the Obamacare tax credits. Wrong. They're trying to preserve American Rescue Plan tax credits. The pandemic emergency officially ended in 2023. There is no rationale for extending COVID relief spending two years later.”Read the transcript <a href="https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Episode-337-Final-Transcript.docx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.Subscribe to our Substack&nbsp;<a href="https://whatthehellisgoingon.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.

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