I'm not disappointed the government is apparently still funded, but I'm certainly disappointed at the price paid. In particular I'm disappointed hard working Americans will no longer be protected against bailing out Wall Street when their risky bets on derivatives fail once again. It took a lot of hard work to get that basic protection included in Dodd-Frank, and now it's gone. The financial industry will now escalate the level of risk they take and the amount of money they pour down that hole...because they know they'll walk away with THEIR money...they'll just take it out of the rest of us via the FDIC.
This brings to the surface a fundamental illusion of modern America. We believe in meritocracy. Unfortunately we don't live in a meritocracy, we live in a plutocracy.
If that weren't true the "smartest guys on the Street" from 2006 would be living in homeless shelters. They aren't...they were made whole and they just figured out how to run that same scam on the rest of us once again.
If we weren't living in a plutocracy the FCC wouldn't be headed by a lobbyist determined to ram "Internet fast lanes" down the throats of users no matter how many million negative comments are filed.
If we weren't living in a plutocracy a Wall Street executive wouldn't be getting a $21M bonus should he be appointed to the CFPB. Does ANYONE think Lazard won't expect something in return for their millions?
If we weren't living in a plutocracy House Republicans wouldn't have just passed a requirement that scientists remain silent when testifying within their own fields of expertise.
Meritocracy is an illusion. Plutocracy is where you'll find the real money.