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drikko
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:41 am    Post subject: Federal gumment shutdown Reply with quote

So leaving the political opinions aside, what the hell is the mechanism for why the fed gumment over there has to shut down just because the pollies can't agree on something? I don't get it!

Apparently it happened 17 years ago as well. Not sure what for as I didn't take any notice.....

Seems pretty dumb to me! 800,000 people twiddling thumbs being paid to do nothing, mind you that mightn't be much different to normal Smile

Not interested in a political discussion of the topic that triggered it just why the shut down!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, of what I know about it, there has been no official "balanced budget" for running the finances of the government for many many years, they just band-aid it year to year. Till this year. They can't agree how to band-aid and not spend more money than they have in the bank. All they want to do is borrow more and more.........

They can't stop spending.

If I went to a bank with a business model for a business loan patterned after how the government runs, i'd be laughed out the door.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's happened almost 20 times since 1976. Nothing to see here, move along. Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

2 weeks later and it ain't looking pretty.....
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How comes they don't get fired for not being able to have a budget?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Number 6 wrote:
How comes they don't get fired for not being able to have a budget?


What really chaps my ass is that THEY STILL GET PAID ON TIME.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Surely the whitehouse has a dartboard to do the budget on?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is from a few days ago, starts at 3:00, yes it's a cynical news thing here....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUIhyGCWacw&list=UU6kZTpsW1vj95tqRs8Vbj0Q&feature=player_detailpage
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hope this will help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdown_in_the_United_States
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You know how we could punish all the BAD politicians in D.C.?


Put every D.C. politician in a bag and hit the bag with a stick.


Enuff said........


These jerks have, what, a 5% approval rating?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I say annually we should pay all the politicians to just go home and do nothing...... no votes....no arguments and less problems for the people.

We would be further ahead in the long run.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Phew... don't do that shit again for fucks sake ok you dumb fuckers!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

drikko wrote:
Phew... don't do that shit again for fucks sake ok you dumb fuckers!!!


Don't mince your words Drikko, tell us how you really feel Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

See disclaimer below........
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is the best description I could find of what is going on or should I say not going on.
U.S. tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
Federal Budget: $3,820,000,000,000
New Debt: $1,650,000,000,000
National Debt: $14,271,000,000,000
Recent Budget cuts: $38,500,000,000

Now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget.

Annual Family Income: $21,700
Money the family spent: $38,200
New debt on the credit card: $16,500
Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
Total budget cuts so far: $38.50
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