Threat of Government Shutdown

Even the threat of a government shutdown has had a significant economic effect on people who can least afford to lose income. My granddaughter's school field trip to a federal historical location on Monday was cancelled on the prior Friday because of the uncertainty of paying for the busses, driving for hours and then not getting in. Our state national guard cancelled all but essential weekend activities. These are just two examples. Many people's income was reduce because of the brinkmanship played out by uncaring politicians in DC. Why are we continuing to put up with the lying about the debt and deficit when these are just ideological agendas from the last Century?