The government never has enough money for each new budget. The Republicans like to talk about reducing the government, but it's just talk. The Democrats always want to expand, and they push.
We also have the problem where the appropriations are always a big combined bill with pork galore, not individual bills for specific purposes. This fuels waste, abuse, and conflict.
Meanwhile, the people are struggling under tax burdens and the consequences of fiscal policy driving inflation. Both parties want to play blame games, appeal to their respective bases, and push their agendas. It didn't work out.
Of course, I see this all as usurped power, and the longer it stays shut down, the better. The pain points signal where government has too much power, as do the departments that did not shut down during the "shutdown." SNAP and air traffic control are also clearly about political theater to show now much control they have and need to maintain in their unnatural centralized monopoly of power.
Neither side is good in any way. Sure, some might have some okay ideas at times and some individuals might even try to do good, but the system isn't built for good outcomes. It is always going to be oppressive, through all kinds of control mechanisms.
It is funny how few actually understand that a government (no matter which party or who is in power at any given time), is a governance monopoly that can't be broken. Well, it can be broken, but who is willing? Most don't even realise it is possible to fork the government out of power, just by everyone behaving differently.