Government Shutdown

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As we are all learning, the government has went into a lockdown.

Here's some info on it:
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021935299_shutdownworkersxml.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdown
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-about-how-the-government-shutdown-will-work/

So, what do you think happens next?

 

[Avenger]

Nuclear armageddon

 

[Party Chocobo]

2nd coming of Christ

 

[Meowcenary]

The same thing we do every night Pinky; try to take over the world.

 

[Kyle]

Whatever happens next. It won't be good. Riots are a possibility.

 

[KillerZebra]

Who cares?

 

[Dave the Manly]

Who cares?

 

[Kyle]

Who cares?

All of the people who got laid off, people who have been laid off in the past, people concerned with the current conditions of the U.S. economy in general, etc.

 

[JohnnyGaloshes]

LOL @

 

[Meowcenary]

Am I the only one who finds it kind of silly that this has happened 18 times now and no one has made a back up plan yet?

I'm just a dumb american who doesn't follow this stuff so I'm talking about things I don't understand but something's wrong when the majority of the government is grinding to a halt because a bunch of idiots disagree on how to fund things.

 

[Dave the Manly]

I don't need the government's money, nor any of their services. I seriously don't see how this is such a big deal that everyone's panicking over it. I guess it just goes to show how well-off the majority of America isn't.

 

[SgtGiraffe]

damn if only public school would have been shutdown too...

 

[Kobe]

damn if only public school would have been shutdown too...

Then you and several million kids wouldn't get educated, which is pretty bad.

 

[Pinker-tan]

you people didn't listen to me when i called america a 3rd world country and that i stated canada is better than america. now you pay the price

 

[Party Chocobo]

you people didn't listen to me when i called america a 3rd world country and that i stated canada is better than america. now you pay the price

But Canada is full of fgts like you. America just has fat people.

 

[mohawkg2]

I hope the people who are "non-essential" get payed after this.

 

[Morbuzka]

I just wanna go live in England and under a monarchy, I'm so tired of democracy...
and US
and people
and life
and earth
and the solar system
and the milky way
and the observable universe
Somebody, just erase of atom of my being from existence

 

[mohawkg2]

Also, from reddit,

Here in Australia, if the House of Representatives and the Senate were deadlocked and reached a stalemate, then the party with majority can call for a 'double dissolution' procedure which effectively dissolves both houses of parliament and an election is called.
This means that if our government can't do their job, then they risk losing their job.

America could use this.

 

[Toxik]

During a shutdown, you can:

-Call 911 and other emergency services
-Get your trash removed
-Get a new passport (probably)
-Visit the Capitol Building
-Collect food stamps
-Receive mail via USPS
-Be protected by the US military
-Ride Amtrak
-Sign up for healthcare exchanges
-Travel by air
-Apply for a new patent
-Receive unemployment checks
-Pay taxes
-Get weather warnings and watches
-Collect Social Security benefits

During a shutdown, you cannot:

-Get a new small business loan
-Visit national parks or monuments
-Apply for new Medicare or Social Security
-Check citizenship status of a given person
-Get audited
-Visit the Smithsonian or National Zoo

That's it. If the fucking senate can't do the goddamn job they are paid so much for, maybe we should fire all of them (or at least the problematic Republicans who will screw everything up if they don't get their way to help millionaires and big enterprises) and put in fresh, yet-uncorrupt brains.

 

[mohawkg2]

During a shutdown, you cannot:

-Get a new small business loan Damn that sucks..
-Visit national parks or monuments
-Apply for new Medicare or Social Security This could hurt some people.
-Check citizenship status of a given person Making it even harder for the small businesses eh?
-Get audited
-Visit the Smithsonian or National Zoo D:

That's it. If the fucking senate can't do the goddamn job they are paid so much for, maybe we should fire all of them (or at least the problematic Republicans who will screw everything up if they don't get their way to help millionaires and big enterprises) and put in fresh, yet-uncorrupt brains.