No one should want to see a government shutdown. While it's great "political theatre" for both sides, a shutdown causes real hardships for many of our citizens.

Correct!  But it is a game of give/take for both sides!  However, neither side will budge on issues.  Whose fault is it?  They each blame each other but they're both at fault.  Both sides blame each other.  What does this accomplish.  Years ago, both parties worked together without animosity.  This won't happen today and for quite a while because of how politics is in 2026! 

If they shut the government down on that issue, federal employees better get ready to be off, without pay, for an extended period of time.

It will be both parties (but which party is in control).  Don't forget this important fact!

In comparison to animal science it pales to human science, trillions spent world wide, so much of a bigger emphasis.

Mankind was subjected to a virus recently, here in our own continent, and many before globally that could of nearly wiped out mankind.

EPO's, other performance enhancing drugs, illegal and otherwise have a serious side effects we never discuss.

They weaken defense against pathogens, impair immune response time and thus can spread a virus more rapidly.

What the hell would happen if a airborne transmissible / contagious equine virus went live and under the aforementioned conditions - a perfect storm.

Takes it down hard, the time treatments, vaccines happen.  Harness racing, because of its instability, lack of self sufficiency, become fair game, would of course fall first.  Reasonably irrecoverable, and possibly be the cause for more casinos, legal sports betting and online poker betting to go wide spread.

I love animals, it's not why I gamble, I just understand, enjoy horse racing (not very good at it lately), and I wouldn't want it to happen, but theoretically this might be what ends it.

That's sad, and entirely possible.

Trigger & pool guy are those crusty old "friends" of Cart.man

 Or they just so happened to all of a sudden sign up, swear like a tranny sailor & post on every thread multiple times with the same hate for the same people/place/things as SCM.

 Coincidence?

Kole, I'm for animal advocacy, maybe you shouldn't be around animals.

I just read through almost 50 pages of your posts, you're so angry, it's a really red flag bad psychological profile, maybe you shouldn't be around kids either.

What you do here at PLOP other than never laugh, seem miserable, confrontational, super judgemental, crass, and uppity, and always repeat the same thing is beyond me if this at all entertaining and a healthy communicative venue.

What would you like me to do to you, your business and your family that will make you happy and be happy here which you clearly are not and that predates me by 1.5 years?

 Trigger & pool guy are those crusty old "friends" of Cart.man

 Or they just so happened to all of a sudden sign up, swear like a tranny sailor & post on every thread multiple times with the same hate for the same people/place/things as SCM.

 Coincidence?