Biggest issue if the government shuts down?

[Indy]

That said, defaulting on the debt won't be a "show," it will be a disaster.

And just the fact that these goons would threaten to do it should be reason enough to remove them from office.

[spacemonkey]

The debt is so large now let alone intrest, it will probably never be repaid. Its almost like a runaway B. Madoff ponzi scheme. The're only option seems to be keep raising the debt ceiling so it won't all collapse. In short, mankind owes itself way to much money.

[The Dharma Bum]

lol

how is it going to be a disaster? it could only help. the only problem with this shut down is that it isn't real.

If it were a real shut down all those idiots would go home and not come back and that could only be a good thing.

[Indy]

Yes and no. If we really put our minds to it, we could wipe it out.

But that would mean governing, and we can't have that anymore in the U.S.

No, the only function of Congress or the White House now is to represent the "people"--meaning: corporations. Because they're people of course. The only kind of people this government represents now.

[The Dharma Bum]

[Indy]

On the shutdown yes. But we better not default. Which is the next hostage situation the TP droolers are going to take.

[spacemonkey]

They should show the debt clock, with the govt running and shutdown. I wonder if it will slow down any ? lol.

[Indy]

Here's a fun clock to look at--well all of them really:

http://nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/?redirect=cow

$1.5 trillion and counting for Iraq and Afghanistan--where we still are, with it costing us $10.5 million an hour.

So the same TP idiots who voted to slash food stamps by $40 billion--won't touch defense spending.

Afghanistan is keeping us safer, ya know...

[spacemonkey]

Its amazing how much money we put into killing human beings. Hell, we will let them starve here so we can bomb them there. Hitler has nothing on these clowns.

[Indy]

I know but it's true! Spending money on food for Americans is "socialism"; spending trillions to "rebuild" Iraq/Afghanistan is "defense."

Orwellian.

BTW did nobody here ever study guns vs. butter in junior high?