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Federal Government Shutdown
#11
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
(September 30, 2013 at 11:00 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Yeah...shitty analogy man. More like this.


GOP: How about this? Give me what I want or I start killing the kids.
D: Nope.
GOP: OK, what about this? It'll be your fault if I kill these kids.
D: Nope.

Well that post wasn't full of shit.

What fucking kids? This is the biggest load of rhetoric I've seen in awhile.
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#12
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
How about the kids who rely on food stamps to eat... Yeah, fuck them!
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#13
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
What about them? This partial shutdown does not and will not affect them, so why mention it? Kids may not be able to go to federal parks, but their parents will still receive their EBT and others.
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#14
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
This shutdown does effect me and service members. Remember, service members still have bills to pay. You have no idea how the government works as most people do not. Paying the bills/workers should not be a held hostage. Yes, this can effect those government programs, as they are at the Federal Level. The largest employer (it always been the largest) in the United States is the government, and that will never change, even tho Republicans want to change it for profits to private companies (cheapest and profits does always produce the best results). The government has vast requirements to help, promote, and protect the citizens and interest.
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#15
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
Did you miss the $40 billion cut to SNAP? Same people are the ones shutting down the government. Think there might be some ideological links there, perhaps?
Also, military personnel will not be paid. A big "Thank You" for their service!
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#16
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
(September 30, 2013 at 11:04 pm)Airyaman Wrote:
(September 30, 2013 at 11:00 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Yeah...shitty analogy man. More like this.


GOP: How about this? Give me what I want or I start killing the kids.
D: Nope.
GOP: OK, what about this? It'll be your fault if I kill these kids.
D: Nope.

Well that post wasn't full of shit.

What fucking kids? This is the biggest load of rhetoric I've seen in awhile.

It's a hostage situation. You do not negotiate with hostage takers.
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#17
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
(September 30, 2013 at 11:17 pm)festive1 Wrote: Did you miss the $40 billion cut to SNAP? Same people are the ones shutting down the government. Think there might be some ideological links there, perhaps?
Also, military personnel will not be paid. A big "Thank You" for their service!

Military funding might be an issue if it lasts more than a week. History says it probably won't.

The SNAP thing is not part of this current issue, so this is separate.

(September 30, 2013 at 11:18 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(September 30, 2013 at 11:04 pm)Airyaman Wrote: Well that post wasn't full of shit.

What fucking kids? This is the biggest load of rhetoric I've seen in awhile.

It's a hostage situation. You do not negotiate with hostage takers.

Yes, Mr. Reid.

Who are the hostages?
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#18
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
Fucking saboteurs.
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#19
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
Quote:Who are the hostages?

You, me and the rest of the fucking country.
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#20
RE: Federal Government Shutdown
(September 30, 2013 at 11:17 pm)Dragonetti Wrote: This shutdown does effect me and service members. Remember, service members still have bills to pay. You have no idea how the government works as most people do not. Paying the bills/workers should not be a held hostage. Yes, this can effect those government programs, as they are at the Federal Level. The largest employer (it always been the largest) in the United States is the government, and that will never change, even tho Republicans want to change it for profits to private companies (cheapest and profits does always produce the best results). The government has vast requirements to help, promote, and protect the citizens and interest.

I'm sorry, but anyone keeping up with the problems that government employee unions have wreaked on governments at all levels won't have sympathy with this. When I looked for my first job out of college 24 years ago, private sector had the best pay and bennies, and government had the best security. In 2013, government employees typically out pace private sector in pay, benefits, and security. Plus, the private sector was and is still taking the biggest hit for the recession.

This is how I see it: if you are or were a government employee, your management are the elected officials. If management fucks up at a private company, unfortunately the employees suffer. So if the elected officials fuck up, why should you not feel the pain of poor management of your supervisors?

I get it. Nobody wants to feel any of the pain, and it sucks. But we all elected each one of these assholes and all we do is complain on forums about it. They don't read the fucking forums.
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