US Federal Government Shut Down - Budget Impass

[texteditor]

This actually blows because it negatively affects all the good/cool shit our government does (NASA, national parks, social services, consumer/financial protection agencies), while leaving things like the NSA and military untouched

 

[MannDude]

This actually blows because it negatively affects all the good/cool shit our government does (NASA, national parks, social services, consumer/financial protection agencies), while leaving things like the NSA and military untouched

Read what I posted earlier. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument_Syndrome They shut down the programs the public likes and finds beneficial.

 

[atho]

http://www.nasa.gov :angry:

 

[rds100]

http://www.nasa.gov :angry:

Lol, that's a little extreme demostration. Could have put it on sedo parking to make some buck then, if the situation is that dire.

 

[texteditor]

Cut down on research funding and expenses by following this 1 weird old tip.

 

[zim]

Really hoping this is a short term thing...

 

[Nick_A]

Of course congress still collects their pay though.

And they're exempt from the healthcare law they're arguing over. It's doubly terrible.

 

[Artie]

Most of the gov't sites now just redirect to: http://notice.usa.gov/

Funny, they are still paying for the BW on that notice page.

 

[nunim]

This actually blows because it negatively affects all the good/cool shit our government does (NASA, national parks, social services, consumer/financial protection agencies), while leaving things like the NSA and military untouched

I don't think it would be a good idea to show the rest of the world that we're defenseless....  Also the first, or maybe second, rule in politics is that you don't mess with the troops, especially with their pay. 

 

[Kakashi]

What annoys me though is that a small handful of members of one party can grind the GLOBAL economic recovery to a halt. 

Here is a really nice video a couple of years old but still goo : http://www.snotr.com/video/8742/Tax_Dollars_At_War

 

[texteditor]

Also the first, or maybe second, rule in politics is that you don't mess with the troops, especially with their pay. 

The irony is that the US has a terrible history of violating this rule with little or no blowback

 

[jarland]

What annoys me though is that a small handful of members of one party can grind the GLOBAL economic recovery to a halt.


Here is a really nice video a couple of years old but still goo : http://www.snotr.com/video/8742/Tax_Dollars_At_War

One party? Is that the one standing their ground or the one standing their ground? Obama will negotiate with Iran and not his opposing political party. Picking one side of this situation is about as ignorant as one could get. Both sides are being equally childish.

 

[Nick_A]

To think that the GOP wants to be accused of any more foul play by the media and the uninformed public is to miss the picture. They would gladly save political face if it didn't mean that their internal competitors (read Tea Party) would take over. As it is, this is just one more step to a third party since it's all going to halt somewhere in the middle.

 

[Francisco]

Just have the Queen of England come over and bitch slap you like they did Australia back in the 70's.

Francisco

 

[MannDude]

Just have the Queen of England come over and bitch slap you like they did Australia back in the 70's.


Francisco

 

[Hassan]

Calling it the government shutting down is over exaggerating the situation, everything should be back to normal in a couple days. Its just unfortunate for the people who are out of a job while this gets taken care of.

 

[XFS_Duke]

Republicans are fighting to keep an exemption off the law books for the "ObamaCare" BS... Several provisions are on there that exempt certain people while fining lower income families who cannot afford even the cheapest insurance.

I say let them stay shut down... They aren't doing anything to help anyways... Shut down the IRS as well...

 

[Reece-DM]

Just have the Queen of England come over and bitch slap you like they did Australia back in the 70's.


Francisco

Haha please don't make me laugh. Our Queen has no power lets be honest... and she's German

 

[rds100]

@Reece actually i think that keeping the Queen and accepting the metric systems are the best things that the british have done in the last century ;-)

 

[Reece-DM]

@Reece actually i think that keeping the Queen and accepting the metric systems are the best things that the british have done in the last century ;-)

Probably but still our Queen don't have as much power as people think.