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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."
The people who steal one third of my paycheck! Who will spy on me? Who will treat me with contempt? Who will give my money to people who don't work? Who will blow up those nasty foreigners with drones? Who will second-guess my personal choices?
And what about the cronies!!? How will they get their schemes funded? Won't someone please think of the cronies!!!?
Are you suggesting that preventing terrorism is not essential?
Do they do ANYTHING for the actual good of the country?
Short answer: no.
Long answer: noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Sorry, but the way the US political class appear to act is absolutely fucking pathetic.
Thanks for this insightful outside perspective; our beer goggles must be deceiving us.
War on my sanity
A victory for the British Empire!
Well, I don't see any terrorists around, so it must be working!
It's just like the rock I keep on my nightstand to ward off tigers. Sure, it's not a recurring cost, like the war on terror, but it has a similar effect.
Proof for you naysayers: I've yet to be so much as scratched by a tiger in my sleep.
Required reading for internet skeptics
War on common sense - I think we actually won that one...
I'm starting a pool.
$1 to buy in. All those who guess how many days this lasts (including weekends) get to split 84% of the pot.
Hey... the house has to have a cut. That's the way Wall Street does it.
Wait... no, it isn't. I get a fee of 5% of the dollar as it goes in, 16% of the overall pot, then 5% of the remainder when it's paid out.
There. That's better. If you want a cheaper deal, next time ask for a "no load" pool.
Hey, those Fortune 100 companies paid good money for those laws and regulations!
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Halloween must have sucked for you when you were a kid.
make install
not war
the democrats aren't listening to the people. The republicans are
Well, you're half right.
Gosh, thanks. That must be why the other ships call me Meatfucker -- GCU Grey Area (Eccentric)
Thanks for this insightful outside perspective; our beer goggles must be deceiving us.
Apparently, because you keep election these fuckers.
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There is one profession older than warrior and it _is_ more profitable. In fact prostitution probably has one of the highest returns on investment.
Other things that are more approved of than congress include: Lice Root Canals Cockroaches Traffic Jams Colonoscopies Yes, literally. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/01/congress-somewhere-below-cockroaches-traffic-jams-and-nickleback-in-americans-esteem.html
War on it's own citizens
War on mis-use of apostrophe's (sic)
Do you REALLY want to grant root access to the clowns in charge of the US ????
Hell, they make 1-week cram-course MCSE's look good, in comparison. . . .
1. None of the essential services, such as air traffic control, will be shut down. You'll still be able to hop into your G5 and fly to Paris for dinner tonight.
2. OSHA, on the other hand, will stop inspecting your refineries, so some of your human resources employees may need to work a little harder to replace losses due to on-the-job mortality and morbidity.
If the #1 and #2 above do not apply to you, please ignore this post, it's not your government that shut down.