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U.S. Government: Sorry, We're Closed
theodp writes "CNN reports that the U.S. government shut down at 12:01 a.m. EDT Tuesday after lawmakers in the House and the Senate could not agree on a spending bill to fund the government. Federal employees who are considered essential will continue working. But employees deemed non-essential — close to 800,000 — will be furloughed, and most of those are supposed to be out of their offices within four hours of the start of business Tuesday."
Well what do you expect no one in either party wants to negotiate they want to make media spectacles for the 2014 elections.
Sure doesn't help when the president says I'll refuse to pass anything unless it's exactly what I want. Followed with "I will not compromise"(though this doesn't apparently apply to various terrorist groups he's now funneling money to. And it doesn't apparently count since he's just rescinded the child-soldier bill either.
Oddly enough there is middle ground, the only problem is the democrats aren't listening to the people. The republicans are, my bet that regardless of what happens come 2014 there will be a lot of democrats looking for work, especially since some 70 odd percent are now against the ACA.
Om, nomnomnom...
Sorry that's the far right and the very far right. There is no "left" in American politics. Just the New GOP (aka Democrats) and the Old GOP (aka parody of itself).
You're delusional and obfuscating the facts: The GOP are the dickheads in the room since Reagan.
. . . .who are deemed "non-essential".
Um, if they're not essential, why are they on the payroll in the first place ???
DEFUNDING what the country has already voted on is NOT a compromise. its blackmail and theft.
they (R's) are simply poor losers. well, not very poor, that was a poor choice of words. they are simply just losers and whiners. rich guys who don't think they are rich ENOUGH and want to live at the expense of others.
rotton scumbags, they are. borderline treasonous scumbags.
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"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
"What would help folks is a national health care system. The US spends more tax dollars on health care than any of the top 10 nations that have actual national health care systems... while not providing any healthcare"
Unbelievable. I really can't understand this reasoning. You ADMIT that the government is incompetent in how they spend the public's money ('while not providing any healthcare") while wanting to take a well working health care system and dismantle it and give it to the government to control! This is just insane thinking.
There were far simpler and cheaper solutions than this monster. Pre-existing conditions? Maybe move them to Medicare coverage for JUST those conditions.
("The US is ranked below most western nations on patient outcomes even though people in the US pay dramatically more for hospital care and procedures (I'm talking what is paid, not what is paid out of pocket)."
Toss up some citations and we can discuss. You've already admitted that the government won't be able to improve money spent...