I just recently helped a buddy clean out his dead relatives hoarder house. The only real decisions were "consignment, charity, or dump?" It took us weeks. I'm sure if we threw a ton of money, people, and vehicles at it we could have done it quickly, but that's not your typical scenario.

When time came for my incapacitated-by-stroke father to move after we sold the family house to his new apartment, he did exactly this:

> they want to evaluate every single item

I almost gave up on him and only resumed when he was literally crying for me to come back. Did not regret coming back.

When he died 5 years later, my poor mother needed WEEKS to throw away all the useless shit he had accumulated in his apartment. Then I did regret not being harsher on him, but he was mentally and physically ill.

To anyone reading this: You are not the only one being hurt when you are a hoarder. Let people help you.

The hoarder houses I've been part of cleaning also require ripping up and discarding the carpeting. Some walls could merely be repainted, some required that special paint for trapping decades of cigarette smoke, and some required replacing the sheetrock that had been damaged by unspayed pets "marking" the walls.

"I could have an use for that dirty diaper some day, you never know."

It could actually be very productive. Addicts do not do well with coddling

Yeah, I think this is why starting with a smaller part(s) of a big system that is more-or-less working and building on that is maybe the best we can do.

Or 165 years ago when people tried to fight through separation, and arguably got most of what they wanted even after losing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4kI2h3iotA

Yes, I am questioning whether the parent poster would have supported those cuts or uttered the same cry, as some individuals and communities were absolutely worse off after those cuts.

Democrats cut the government because they were unable to resist Republican cuts, so if we’re drawing a causal link I think it would be fairer to say Republicans made the cuts during a time when a Democrat was president. Also the public blamed the Republicans for the shutdowns which reelected Clinton and is probably the reason the Republicans stoped caring so much about the deficit.

Yes, I understand that Democrats have cut government in the past.

I was young, but I remember cries of "you can't do this to people!" then as well, just like we hear from a select group of people every time any cut is contemplated, which is why I asked the parent poster what exactly they mean by their comment.