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d00ery@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Lol I was looking into this the other day. From what I understand it’s to prevent too much power being with any one group in US govt …

Short answer is no, most countries have rules that see public servants (govt. employees) paid even when a departments budget has not been agreed - for example Belgium en.wikipedia.org/…/2010–2011_Belgian_government_f…

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tired_n_bored@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Thank you. To give another example, in Italy it is necessary to approve the budget by 31st of December. If this doesn’t happen the budget is controlled by the government but with limitations and only one month at a time. I think it’s a good compromise not to let the country collapse.

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- Typhoon@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  I think it’s a good compromise not to let the country collapse.
  
  I agree for most countries.
  
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  - Ultraviolet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    The other option is if they fail to pass a budget, it triggers an automatic no confidence vote.
    
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