Government Shutdown

[p1k3]

neocon: government is bad!  shut down the government!


-shutdown-


neocon: hey!  i was using that government thing!  give that back to me!

what government thing? I haven't used any all week!

[sys]

You know, if we SHUTDOWN the government for maybe two months each year, we could balance the budget....

shutting down the govt costs money, it doesn't save money.  i can't believe i ever thought you were rational.

[star seed 7]

You know, if we SHUTDOWN the government for maybe two months each year, we could balance the budget....

shutting down the govt costs money, it doesn't save money.  i can't believe i ever thought you were rational.

MODS: please rename thread to "sys learns a valuable lesson".

TIA

-seven

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Its de minimus

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

You know, if we SHUTDOWN the government for maybe two months each year, we could balance the budget....

shutting down the govt costs money, it doesn't save money.  i can't believe i ever thought you were rational.

There was a time when you thought I was rational? Wasn't the Trayvon Martin thread, was it? Well anyway, it's a start. You'll come around, buddy.
 
Anyway, you're right, SHUTDOWNs do cost money, at least in some ways. For example, think of all the extra security that has to be hired to enforce petty monument closures just to demonstrate the pain of a SHUTDOWN. I think passing a sensible budget would be a much better way to save money, but golly, Dems just can't seem to propose a budget that would cut spending (I know, that's somehow the Tea Party's fault... )

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

So now senate democrats are refusing to negotiate with senate democrats.  This psuedo two party system really doesn't work for me.

[star seed 7]

A shutdown should close everything, essential stuff remaining open is a copout.

[steve dave]

A shutdown should close everything, essential stuff remaining open is a copout.

yeah, It's barely shut down at all. so stupid.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

A shutdown should close everything, essential stuff remaining open is a copout.

Libtard: government is God! You can't shut it down!


-shutdown-


Librard: hey! They need to SHUTDOWN everything! What a cop out!

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

A shutdown should close everything, essential stuff remaining open is a copout.

Libtard: government is God! You can't shut it down!


-shutdown-


Librard: hey! They need to SHUTDOWN everything! What a cop out!

Libtard: Our $4 trillion government is essential! You can't shut it down!

-SHUTDOWN-

Libtard: Hey! You can't just SHUTDOWN the non-essential stuff! You gotta SHUTDOWN everything! What a cop out!

[ShellShock]

A shutdown should close everything, essential stuff remaining open is a copout.

Libtard: government is God! You can't shut it down!


-shutdown-


Librard: hey! They need to SHUTDOWN everything! What a cop out!

Libtard: Our $4 trillion government is essential! You can't shut it down!

-SHUTDOWN-

Libtard: Hey! You can't just SHUTDOWN the non-essential stuff! You gotta SHUTDOWN everything! What a cop out!

Libtard: Hey! We can't agree on a reasonable budget for the government.

-SHUTDOWN-

Libtard: RAISE THE DEBT CEILING!

...why we elect idiots that can't even balance a budget to government is beyond me

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

you guys, stop saying libtard. its hurting peoples feelings...

[8manpick]

I kind of hate K-S-U-Wildcats! the poster, but I think I'd enjoy hanging out with him IRL

[Rage Against the McKee]

Libtard: Hey! We can't agree on a reasonable budget for the government.

-SHUTDOWN-

Libtard: RAISE THE DEBT CEILING!

...why we elect idiots that can't even balance a budget to government is beyond me

This probably belongs in another thread, but why do you believe the national debt is a bad thing? Is it because we might end up defaulting?

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

idiot trying to talk politics: im going to refer to liberals as libtards, a joke on people who are mentally handicapped, because it will make me seem smarter as i try to argue politics with established moderate steve dave.

[Unruly]

You know, if we SHUTDOWN the government for maybe two months each year, we could balance the budget....

shutting down the govt costs money, it doesn't save money.  i can't believe i ever thought you were rational.

There was a time when you thought I was rational? Wasn't the Trayvon Martin thread, was it? Well anyway, it's a start. You'll come around, buddy.
 
Anyway, you're right, SHUTDOWNs do cost money, at least in some ways. For example, think of all the extra security that has to be hired to enforce petty monument closures just to demonstrate the pain of a SHUTDOWN. I think passing a sensible budget would be a much better way to save money, but golly, Dems just can't seem to propose a budget that would cut spending (I know, that's somehow the Tea Party's fault... )

Hasn't the deficit been reduced every year Obama has been in office?

Or are you just wanting the check books to be balanced instantly?

[Dr Rick Daris]

I kind of hate K-S-U-Wildcats! the poster, but I think I'd enjoy hanging out with him IRL

i used to think he was 100% real but i don't anymore. he's pretty funny though.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

All of you stop being mean.

Especially the libtards.

[ShellShock]

Libtard: Hey! We can't agree on a reasonable budget for the government.

-SHUTDOWN-

Libtard: RAISE THE DEBT CEILING!

...why we elect idiots that can't even balance a budget to government is beyond me

This probably belongs in another thread, but why do you believe the national debt is a bad thing? Is it because we might end up defaulting?

National debt and national spending isn't a bad thing at all. Uncontrolled national debt and uncontrolled spending is.

[Dugout DickStone]

Libtard: Hey! We can't agree on a reasonable budget for the government.

-SHUTDOWN-

Libtard: RAISE THE DEBT CEILING!

...why we elect idiots that can't even balance a budget to government is beyond me

This probably belongs in another thread, but why do you believe the national debt is a bad thing? Is it because we might end up defaulting?

National debt and national spending isn't a bad thing at all. Uncontrolled national debt and uncontrolled spending is.

I dig semi-controlled of both.  that's why I am a moderate (#1mod)

[Institutional Control]

Libtard: Hey! We can't agree on a reasonable budget for the government.

-SHUTDOWN-

Libtard: RAISE THE DEBT CEILING!

...why we elect idiots that can't even balance a budget to government is beyond me

This probably belongs in another thread, but why do you believe the national debt is a bad thing? Is it because we might end up defaulting?

National debt and national spending isn't a bad thing at all. Uncontrolled national debt and uncontrolled spending is.

I dig semi-controlled of both.  that's why I am a moderate (#3mod)

FYP

[Rage Against the McKee]

Libtard: Hey! We can't agree on a reasonable budget for the government.

-SHUTDOWN-

Libtard: RAISE THE DEBT CEILING!

...why we elect idiots that can't even balance a budget to government is beyond me

This probably belongs in another thread, but why do you believe the national debt is a bad thing? Is it because we might end up defaulting?

National debt and national spending isn't a bad thing at all. Uncontrolled national debt and uncontrolled spending is.

Because we default if we can't pay that debt?

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

SHUTDOWN update:

Sections of fence have been removed from the WWI memorial to shore up beleaguered defenses at the WWII memorial. While the current state of fortifications at the WWI appears suspect, President Obama said he is confident it will be sufficient to repel any WWI veterans.



Meanwhile, NPS employees worked furiously through the night reinforcing the WWII barricades. After consulting with the Army Corp of Engineers, wire is now being employed to hold the section together.



President Obama made a brief appearance to the monument this morning to rally the troops of security guards before departing to an undisclosed location, most likely Camp David or one of a number of different military golf courses, all of which have been deemed ESSENTIAL and are open for business.



In other news, the Armed Forces Network has announced that the SHUTDOWN has forced it to cut all sports broadcasts to our men and women serving overseas, with this official announcement:

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Due to the government shutdown, the Defense Department can only provide limited overseas television, radio, print and web services.

NPR will remain available.

[ShellShock]

Libtard: Hey! We can't agree on a reasonable budget for the government.

-SHUTDOWN-

Libtard: RAISE THE DEBT CEILING!

...why we elect idiots that can't even balance a budget to government is beyond me

This probably belongs in another thread, but why do you believe the national debt is a bad thing? Is it because we might end up defaulting?

National debt and national spending isn't a bad thing at all. Uncontrolled national debt and uncontrolled spending is.

Because we default if we can't pay that debt?

In the past couple years, no that wasn't the case. Now that our debt ceiling and spending is out of control, we could potentially default on our debt because our national debt is higher (and climbing) than our GDP. We're not to the point of no return, but if we increase it to the proposed 25 trillion mark, then we'll have some issues. Our good old boy Bill Clinton had it figured out when he was in office. The fact that the US has been downgraded from AAA to AA+ (and soon just AA) is a slap in the face and shows us that the world firmly believes that we don't know what the hell we're doing.

[sys]

the fact that the world buys shittons of us debt at ridiculously low interest rates is slightly more meaningful than a rando credit rating.