I've seen so much stuff on what it means and how it affects people but I can't find anything on the reason behind why anyone wants to shut down the government
Because congress has totally abdicated their constitutional duties - read it - this is not how our government works - this is an inexorably broken government - both sides.
Because congress has totally abdicated their constitutional duties - read it - this is not how our government works - this is an inexorably broken government - both sides.
In what way is this the fault of both sides? This is very clearly an entirely manufactured "crisis" by the GOP.