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Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts) Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:23 PM Oct 2013

Are the Republicans going to pay us (the taxpayers) back the $24 billion from the gov. shutdown?

The Idiot Party just cost the country $24 billion shutting down the government - now they have added to the debt. Are they going to pay this back from their own bank accounts? Between them I'm sure they could muster up $24 billion?

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Are the Republicans going to pay us (the taxpayers) back the $24 billion from the gov. shutdown? (Original Post) Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 OP

No more than Bush and Cheney are going to pay us back Cleita Oct 2013 #1

Taxpayers should hold them accountable for their actions! Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #3

If you have a plan let us know cause I don't know how we are Cleita Oct 2013 #4

I will let you start a think tank1 Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #6

Better yet... NYtoBush-Drop Dead Oct 2013 #16

! NV Whino Oct 2013 #2

I wish I knew how to do that... I like the 'The Idiot Party.' *snickers* n/t freshwest Oct 2013 #5

$24 billion divided per individual in the US would be a significant amount? Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #7

How many sources did it come from? That's the question, and was in anticipated or real expenses? IDK freshwest Oct 2013 #8

Depends Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #11

It's more than my food budget. But we still don't know where it is. freshwest Oct 2013 #12

where did it go? Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #13

If I don't know where it is, how can I tell you where did it go? We haven't determined from or to. freshwest Oct 2013 #14

here Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #17

I liked what PBO said about change and practical ways of attaining it ailsagirl Oct 2013 #21

republicans cost us billions more and their crap will continue in Jan and Feb of 2014-SOON Sunlei Oct 2013 #9

especially if they wanted to cut spending? Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #10

The short answer is no... CBHagman Oct 2013 #15

I wouldn't expect it. Arneoker Oct 2013 #18

They didn't exactly add $24B to the debt dickthegrouch Oct 2013 #19

In any case Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #22

we're going to have to put it on their tab. The one Reagan and Bush ran up. nt TeamPooka Oct 2013 #20

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

1. No more than Bush and Cheney are going to pay us back

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:25 PM

Oct 2013

for their wars. It would be nice if we could make them accountable.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

3. Taxpayers should hold them accountable for their actions!

Reply to Cleita (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:27 PM

Oct 2013

We can still send Bush and cheney the check

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

4. If you have a plan let us know cause I don't know how we are

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:30 PM

Oct 2013

going to make this happen.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

6. I will let you start a think tank1

Reply to Cleita (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:49 PM

Oct 2013

NYtoBush-Drop Dead

(490 posts)

16. Better yet...

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 11:47 PM

Oct 2013

Get The Hague to collect them and face charges for war crimes!

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

2. !

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:25 PM

Oct 2013

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

5. I wish I knew how to do that... I like the 'The Idiot Party.' *snickers* n/t

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:45 PM

Oct 2013

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

7. $24 billion divided per individual in the US would be a significant amount?

Reply to freshwest (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:59 PM

Oct 2013

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

8. How many sources did it come from? That's the question, and was in anticipated or real expenses? IDK

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 09:27 PM

Oct 2013

$24B divided by 300M+ is what, $80 per person? Where's the money now?

Send out a search party! Not laughing at you, but numbers like this have no to some of us. More important is getting The Idiot Party out of office!

We can't take another Congress like this in the next few years. They will not get to pull this same stunt again, but they sure cost us a lot, as you say. I've seen the $24B figure quoted a lot, but don't understand it.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

11. Depends

Reply to freshwest (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 09:49 PM

Oct 2013

for a family that is a lot if their monthly income is less than $1000.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

12. It's more than my food budget. But we still don't know where it is.

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 10:30 PM

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Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

13. where did it go?

Reply to freshwest (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 10:51 PM

Oct 2013

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

14. If I don't know where it is, how can I tell you where did it go? We haven't determined from or to.

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 10:55 PM

Oct 2013

Or even what it is. We'll just keep kicking this until one of the poster who does know chimes in, huh?

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

17. here

Reply to freshwest (Reply #14)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:18 AM

Oct 2013

http://business.time.com/2013/10/16/sp-says-government-shutdown-cost-economy-24-billion/

ailsagirl

(22,897 posts)

21. I liked what PBO said about change and practical ways of attaining it

Reply to freshwest (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:11 AM

Oct 2013

(among other things) "...win an election!"

POW

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

9. republicans cost us billions more and their crap will continue in Jan and Feb of 2014-SOON

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 09:39 PM

Oct 2013

because of republicans, America is forced to be in this expensive!!!! can kicking position.

Less than 4 months and we're all in the same damn position!!! republicans= the deadbeat dads of America!!

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

10. especially if they wanted to cut spending?

Reply to Sunlei (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 09:46 PM

Oct 2013

then they added $24 billion

CBHagman

(16,986 posts)

15. The short answer is no...

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 11:18 PM

Oct 2013

...and they will continue to blame the president for any deficits we have. That's how much chutzpah they have.

Arneoker

(375 posts)

18. I wouldn't expect it.

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 05:12 AM

Oct 2013

But whenever any of us encounter an apologist for the Tea Taxers on this we need to demand that they give us their personal share of the damage. Judging by the remaining support for the Tea Taxers in the polls that should work out to something like $500 to $1000 a person.

dickthegrouch

(3,175 posts)

19. They didn't exactly add $24B to the debt

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:38 PM

Oct 2013

That is the point.

The cost to the economy is in money NOT spent that would otherwise have been spent (I think).

Some could argue the idiot party (R) saved the government that $24B. But they'd be wrong, because the damage to the economy and to the trust afforded to the public debt is done.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

22. In any case

Reply to dickthegrouch (Reply #19)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 11:29 AM

Oct 2013

they owe us this for the economy!

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)

20. we're going to have to put it on their tab. The one Reagan and Bush ran up. nt

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 08:30 PM

Oct 2013

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