All the talk stemming from this government shutdown makes me tingle on the inside.

It’s a sort of warm fuzzy feeling: the kind you get when you know something great is on its way.

Let me clear the air first: I am not a sadist.

No person of any ethnic or political background should suffer at the hands of another, let alone their government. Those depending on our social safety net cannot be allowed to fall further into desperation and destitution, and a government shutdown would do just that: tatter an already thread-thin safety net.

At the same time, a government shutdown would do America a much needed favor. It would frame the pathetically partisan interests of our legislature, put it on blast for all the country to see.

Consider this: it is well-documented fact that the legislative branch receives most of their campaign contributions from corporate entities through PACs (political action groups), industries, and campaign committees. Because these entities are what provide the steam for a candidate’s campaign, it would stand to reason that elected officials would be beholden to them and their needs.

According to a report filed by Opensecrets.org, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) raised over $12.9 million during the 2009-2010 election cycle. The top three contributors to Boehner’s campaign – the insurance industry, securities and investments, and retired – were a whopping $1.4 million.

Aside, Boehner’s top PAC donors included AT&T Inc, FirstEnergy Corp, and the American Financial Group. Their donations, together, were just over $230,000.

So we stamp out any semblance of partisan play – consider that the Democrats are nowhere near innocent, either.  

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) raised over $3.8 million. Her top contributors – the PAC ActBlue, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, a law firm, and Torchmark Corp – donated $217,475. The top industries – health professionals, lawyers/law firms and lobbyists – provided $778,300 to her campaign.

This is just the House of Representatives, too – the Senate is about as clean as a downtown bathroom toilet seat.

If you lasso these numbers to the fact that the case of Citizens United V. Federal Election Committee nixed any limitations on corporate contributions political broadcasts, you can understand why there is a secret constituency hidden behind a sea of greenbacks.

Simply put, the law-making, tax-levying branch of our government answers to their donors, and these donors speak louder than individual, hardworking or otherwise impoverished Americans.

It is why banks are bailed out, corporate executive officers can waltz away with billions in bonuses, and companies like General Electric can stave off death and the tax man. Of course, this is also why a government shutdown would do America a favor.

If the circus de corporate puppets were to screech to a halt, we would see who is really looking out for whom.

Corporate America can do without social services – average Americans cannot.

Corporate America can do without Welfare, Medicare or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Impoverished Americans – who already struggle to make ends meet – depend on such programs.

A government shutdown would most certainly bring much unneeded suffering into this country. It would be our own self-inflicted crisis

Unfortunately, crisis is most often a catalyst to change.

For that, I say let it be, let the government shut down.

Let Americans know who and what their country really stand for.