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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 02:08 PM
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The Government Shut down...
Well listening toi the idiot ion the MNSNC say that the environment was different and that the people in the House heard it... SHUT IT DOWN during town meetings this break... got me thinking, and was talking about this wiht hubby on the way to school. One of his pals at work, he happens to be a republican and IS PISSED. He has figured out that hte Republcians willt take that money from his pocket (even if temporary)... as he put it... he ain='t got that kind of money. I save, I do it compulsively, so yes I got that type of money, but all those who are going... SHUT IT DOWN at the town hall meetings... will be that enthusiastic all and until ... THEIR paycheck don't show, or their social security check, or their military pay or retirement you get the picture. And those will be the first ones NOT to show.

So far the administration has played this very well. It is the Republcians doing it...so the pain will be blamed on guess who?

But if yuo depend on any of these I do hope you got some savings. Last time this was a month long. I suspect this will be longer than a month, good news, the anger against them will be AT the Republicans. Now on the BAD NEWS, this could lead to the recovery to die. I know that as long as this lasts I am gonna watch every penny from my savings, that means less spending overall. So there you go.
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 02:16 PM
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1. All war vets get screwed too!!!
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 02:20 PM
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2. Yep, why I said
thsoe who are on SS
Active Duty MIlitar
Retired Military
Federal Workers.

If yuo are in any of those categories... your checks stop... period.
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 02:34 PM
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3. Don't Bet on the Republicans Getting the Blame
The Mighty Slime Machine will be doing everything they can to blame Obama for it all.

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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 02:36 PM
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4. The blame machine will try
but something is telling me the worm has turned in ways the slime machine can't control
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TNDemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 03:29 PM
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5. What about IRS refunds?
Would that stop also?
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BobbyBoring Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 03:34 PM
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7. I think so
Although the IRS is NOT part of the government. The IRS is a private corporation that collects taxes for the FED, another private corporation. It will be interesting to see!
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 06:34 PM
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8. Yep, they stop too
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OneGrassRoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 03:34 PM
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6. Any chance this whole mess could put tax cuts for the wealthy....
back on the table, as far as repealing them and/or INCREASING taxes on the wealthiest? If it's that much of a dire emergency situation -- especially with Democrats starting to perk up with all the protests -- might this be a result?

Thanks for all the great work. :hi:


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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 06:36 PM
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9. Ironically it just may
The President needs to look like they don't want it. The Leadership needs to look like they'd like to stop this insanity. but I am sure there is political calculation as to how this will change the discussion as soon as grandma don't get no checks, or for that matter Private Pyle. It happened last time around... within a month we the people were pretty mad.
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