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drikko Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 1966 Location: Brisbane, OZ
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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:41 am Post subject: Federal gumment shutdown |
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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
Not interested in a political discussion of the topic that triggered it just why the shut down! _________________ K1100RS '97
Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB
DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.
'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
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Scott_Anderson Site Admin
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 3119 Location: Central Iowa, USA
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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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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. _________________ Ride safe.
1995 K1100LT 0302044
1997 R1100RT ZC62149
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
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"One who does not ask questions is ashamed to learn" Danish proverb
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Flying Duck PsyKotic Waterfowl
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 10087 Location: Bumf***, WA
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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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It's happened almost 20 times since 1976. Nothing to see here, move along. _________________ 93 LT (x2)
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drikko Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 1966 Location: Brisbane, OZ
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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2 weeks later and it ain't looking pretty..... _________________ K1100RS '97
Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB
DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.
'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
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Number 6 Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 05 Feb 2011 Posts: 481 Location: Paris area, France
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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How comes they don't get fired for not being able to have a budget? _________________ I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Scott_Anderson Site Admin
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 3119 Location: Central Iowa, USA
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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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. _________________ Ride safe.
1995 K1100LT 0302044
1997 R1100RT ZC62149
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
Garmin StreetPilot 2820
Garmin Zumo 550
Garmin Zumo XT
"One who does not ask questions is ashamed to learn" Danish proverb
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drikko Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 1966 Location: Brisbane, OZ
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Surely the whitehouse has a dartboard to do the budget on? _________________ K1100RS '97
Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB
DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.
'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
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drikko Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 1966 Location: Brisbane, OZ
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Steve L Brick Rider
Joined: 08 Nov 2012 Posts: 42 Location: New Hampshire
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SugarHillCTD Site Admin
Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 4240 Location: Now in Eastern Pennsylvania
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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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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? _________________ John & Cathy
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Bob_VT
Joined: 09 Oct 2013 Posts: 11 Location: Castleton, VT
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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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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. _________________ 1993 K1100LT |
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drikko Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 1966 Location: Brisbane, OZ
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Phew... don't do that shit again for fucks sake ok you dumb fuckers!!! _________________ K1100RS '97
Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB
DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.
'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
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Tim (Midland Section) Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 960 Location: Pinxton, Nottingham, England.
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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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 _________________ Regards Tim,
Grey haired riders don't get that way by pure luck
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drikko Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 1966 Location: Brisbane, OZ
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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See disclaimer below........ _________________ K1100RS '97
Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB
DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.
'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
Oscar Wilde |
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Alan Walker Brick Rider
Joined: 26 Jul 2011 Posts: 32 Location: Tulsa, OK
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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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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 _________________ 95 K1100LT Current ride
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86 Honda Nighthawk 450 sold
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