In this Dickensian episode of America in Decline, Ebenezer Scrooge isn’t just some rich guy — he’s the richest guy on the planet. And this holiday season, he’s going after everyone. (Unless, of course, you’re part of a far-right German party with ties to neo-Nazis — those guys he’s cool with.) Oh well, just make some coffee at home on the new French press you just ordered from Amazon… aw, crap. Essential workers would eventually receive back pay, whenever the government gets back online, while nonessentials have to go without pay.

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