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chieftain

(3,222 posts) Thu Oct 17, 2013, 09:00 PM Oct 2013

Do I understand this right?

The Tea Party GOP shut down the government to defund a program that their base hates. The result has been the humiliation of their Speaker, horrendous damage to their brand and putting their hold on the House in play.
They now will threaten to shut down the government in order to effect draconian cuts in medicare and social security which their base depends on.
If I understand this correctly, I can imagine the President contemplating this strategy and saying: Proceed Republicans, proceed.

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Do I understand this right? (Original Post) chieftain Oct 2013 OP

How much has $24 billion shutdown cost each American individual Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #1

There's no telling how much the final bill will be. chieftain Oct 2013 #4

Yes, it will be more longer term. Higher interest, harder to do business, etc. freshwest Oct 2013 #6

Hard to argue with your analysis. Eom chieftain Oct 2013 #8

24 billion divided by 300 million is $80 bhikkhu Oct 2013 #7

I'm afraid your understanding is quite good. liberalmuse Oct 2013 #2

I hope they keep pulling this shit till November 2014 Politicalboi Oct 2013 #3

You're right the closer they are doing this to November '14, the better. eom chieftain Oct 2013 #5

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

1. How much has $24 billion shutdown cost each American individual

Reply to chieftain (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 09:03 PM

Oct 2013

about 300,000 million in US - $24 billion cost us a lot

chieftain

(3,222 posts)

4. There's no telling how much the final bill will be.

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 09:37 PM

Oct 2013

The unshakeable historic stability of our financial institutions has been part of our strength as a nation. That stability has been undermined by the no-nothings in the GOP and there will be additional negative impacts to our economy.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

6. Yes, it will be more longer term. Higher interest, harder to do business, etc.

Reply to chieftain (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 11:28 PM

Oct 2013

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The wanted a world wide depression to dwarf the one in the 1930s. There is too much at stake.

It was part of the rightist depopulation plan. Cruz wanted to finish taking all the wealth from the majority to the Supermen.

They want no access to family planning. Make a lot of young mouths to be poor and malleable. Do their will or starve.

They see people not as humans, but disposable commodities. When no longer useful, or in need of care, they want to kill them. That's a cruel way of looking at their total strategy, but that's what they've been planning on, as well as a civil war to kill more people.

They are.. well, I won't say what they are. Just picture the dystopia they want to force on us. Just my opinion from looking at the big picture.

chieftain

(3,222 posts)

8. Hard to argue with your analysis. Eom

Reply to freshwest (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 08:53 AM

Oct 2013

bhikkhu

(10,718 posts)

7. 24 billion divided by 300 million is $80

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 11:45 PM

Oct 2013

which isn't much to a lot of people, but I can think of several things I could buy for $80 that would be nice to have, but I don't buy them because I already didn't have $80 to spare. I imagine plenty of people could really use $80 right now, just to help get through the month.

300,000,000 people who are all out $80 bucks a piece (including kids), is really a lot. Thanks a lot, GOP idiots!