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Thread: Federal Shutdown
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3rd October 2013, 16:23 #41
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Re: Federal Shutdown
Originally Posted by Rollo
Obamacare IMO is just one of many major issues that needs a solution other than promising something we can't fund. We need to either cut a lot of programs, raise a lot of tax money, or find a middle ground.
The posturing going on right now is beyond embarrassing. They went out of their way to provide park personnel to try to keep WWII vets out of the WWII memorial.... a memorial that is normally open even when not staffed. As a note, some US parks operate at a slight profit, but they still just close them all. How stupid is that?
I personally think we should lock them in without pay until they balance the budget, regardless of what method they use. And though the Republicans have been idiots, the Democrats have been just as great of idiots in this situation. Quite a few things would have been funded without question, but both parties are taking on a no negotiation, no compromise attitude. My 14 year old shakes her head at the stupidity we are seeing right now.
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3rd October 2013, 17:11 #42
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Re: Federal Shutdown
Originally Posted by Rollo
Wall St can not be held to account because they pretty well much own both political parties and have done for years. It's pretty well much even impossible to negotiate to increase taxation by even a tiny bit because of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
I'm not for a second thinking Obama is the one looking for compromise, it's just that he happens to be the prize pig in charge of this exercise in snidery. There honestly is no difference between the two parties and this Congress merely serves as further proof. Both sides have pretty well much been willfully negligent for quite some time now, yet the American people still vote for them for some bizarre reason.
The truth is something different. Both of our political parties share equal blame in getting us to the current state. It didn't happen overnight and, even with an honest push to correct things (not likely), would take years to correct. The start would be for a majority of citizens to understand that both political parties have done them ill and begin to elect people who are not beholden to one party or the other. I rate this last possibility as less than that of enough cows landing on the moon to start a dairy."Old roats am jake mit goats."
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3rd October 2013, 18:58 #43
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Re: Federal Shutdown
Originally Posted by Gregor-y
How so?
After the last Shutdown the economy actually improved and unemployment went down.
Aside from government employees who are inconsequential to the argument who is actually suffering?
BTW Closings by the Obama administration that are 100% political like National parks and monuments don't count.
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3rd October 2013, 19:00 #44
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Re: Federal Shutdown
The problem is the media who is on their knees servicing the democrats while the Republicans are actually passing budgets and offering compromise.
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3rd October 2013, 19:24 #45
Re: Federal Shutdown
And the crazy train has left the station. 800,000 workers are inconsequential, national parks, contractors, regulatory agencies, and a litany of services and support functions aren't even mentioned. Thanks for proving my point about the trend of conservative posting as the shutdown continues.
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Re: Federal Shutdown
Originally Posted by anthonyvopThe Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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3rd October 2013, 22:29 #47
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Re: Federal Shutdown
Originally Posted by StarterThe Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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Re: Federal Shutdown
Originally Posted by Rollo"Old roats am jake mit goats."
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Re: Federal Shutdown
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Re: Federal Shutdown
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
They and their tea party cronies with their lunatic ideas and ignorance of what the majority in the world see vis-a -vie Global warming, never was there WMD's created a war through subterfuge, outed a CIA agent, tried to have a bill passed by rushing to the hospital to get a bill signed. Had an AJ that was a complete and utter disgrace lining up Federal Judges to replace them with
their own cronies.
They allowed torture and if you are brave enough to go look at how we are now perceived by some that were once our allies. Jag Warrior,you are correct. This is just the beginning of a slow but assured decline.
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