Shut down the government? Seriously?

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You want drama? The United States cannot pay its bills, and the longer we wait to do something about it, the deeper the hole will get and the more difficult it will be to climb out of it. We have a generational war brewing as baby boomers, generation Xers and millennials who are working get stuck with the tab for a federal debt that exceeds $14 trillion and have to plan for a future that might not include Medicare and Social Security, while current retirees are guaranteed benefits. And a financial calamity is almost certainly in the cards, as more and more baby boomers start retiring, unless a deficit-cutting deal is reached.

Opinion: Washington, we're done with high school

Against this backdrop, do you think most Americans are really worried that government will shut down for a few days, a week or even longer?

No. They're probably more worried that government will stay open and continue to spend money it doesn't have.

Or maybe, on second thought, most Americans don't care about that. Maybe our government is a reflection of our values.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/07/n ... ndex.html#

Lets do it-anyone who misses a social security check will instantly become a democrat...

Vice Lord wrote: Lets do it-anyone who misses a social security check will instantly become a democrat...

One reason why the Dems like to make sure everyone is on the goverment teat, from Social Security to socialized medicine so that we can never shut down the goverment again.

SS109 wrote:

Vice Lord wrote: Lets do it-anyone who misses a social security check will instantly become a democrat...

One reason why the Dems like to make sure everyone is on the goverment teat, from Social Security to socialized medicine so that we can never shut down the goverment again.

Really-Republicans got 5 outta 10 Americans employed in some form of the defense and national security industries..


Who are we afraid of again?

SS109 wrote:

Vice Lord wrote: Lets do it-anyone who misses a social security check will instantly become a democrat...

One reason why the Dems like to make sure everyone is on the goverment teat, from Social Security to socialized medicine so that we can never shut down the goverment again.

Like I said, you wouldn't last a day without the government and the structure of a civilised society..Not one day

I would think a bigger concern would be the number of military folk that will desert to take care of their families if their pay is cut for very long. That could be a really big issue - AWOLs all over the place.

So, if the government shuts down is the 285bound.com Courthouse going to shut down too? What what will there be to talk about?

I am very concerned.

SHUT 'EM DOWN, NO NEW LAWS, NO NEW REGULATIONS, O and to all the feckless aholes "running the country, GIVE YOUR pay to THE SOLIDERS!

Heard that some of the freashmen class will do that...

SHUT 'EM DOWN, NO NEW LAWS, NO NEW REGULATIONS, O and to all the feckless aholes "running the country, GIVE YOUR pay to THE SOLIDERS!
I seconded that, ALL PAY TO OUR MILITARY, after all they work for and deserve it, unlike these politicains.

What's really crazy about this is that the amount of reductions they're arguing about is nothing compared to the overall deficit. This is just partison politics as usual.

However, the Dems had the House, Senate, and White House for 2 years and did not pass a budget. So much for President Obama being serious about deficit reduction. It's a good thing Nancy Pelosi assured us all that the Democratic Mantra is "Pay as we go", otherwise our country might have a serious budget deficit.