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the moose posted:So what happens if no one backs down and the shut down continues indefinitely? Like 6 months of no government? The GOP gets what it has dreamed of for 40 years? A completely non-functional federal government except the military and DHS. They have no incentive to back down, this is what they want.
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the moose posted:So what happens if no one backs down and the shut down continues indefinitely? Like 6 months of no government? Fox and Friends runs an episode about how much they look forward to President Pence and it ends.
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the moose posted:So what happens if no one backs down and the shut down continues indefinitely? Like 6 months of no government? Eventually serious poo poo starts happening and someone will fold. The closer we get to tax season the more frantic this will get.
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Jan 9, 2019 22:46
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SHARIA LAW SCHOOL posted:Did he ask them to spend the night and watch movies too? No, but he did offer to turn on the Gorilla Channel
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Is he jealous of the candy thing that George W. and Michelle have?
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SHARIA LAW SCHOOL posted:Did he ask them to spend the night and watch movies too? He also told them he has Grand Theft Auto 6 but he can't show it to them because he was asked to keep it secret. But it's awesome!
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Heck Yes! Loam! posted:The GOP gets what it has dreamed of for 40 years? A completely non-functional federal government except the military and DHS. They have no incentive to back down, this is what they want. Except this one affects rich people too. Their enclaves were supposed to be protected! No TSA means no flights means government opens immediately. It's the breaking point.
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Schlitzkrieg Bop posted:You're probably right, but part of me dreams about a small, pitiful part of the wall being built and then totally abandoned by the next President. Let it stand as a monument to Trump's idiocy, and say it isn't even worth the money it would cost to tear it down. Have a plaque put on it that says "My name is Donny Peepants, king of kings! Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
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remusclaw posted:He also told them he has Grand Theft Auto 6 but he can't show it to them because he was asked to keep it secret. But it's awesome! And said his uncle works for nintendo
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Kunabomber posted:Morons that keep asking what good government does in their lives realize real quick just how much their lives are enabled by a collective organization designed for service rather than profit. Its utterly petty and kind of gross, but I kind of want to go around to right wing people saying "yeah welcome to your life without socialism, this is what you have been asking for"
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Pylons posted:White House issues veto threat on standalone spending bills to reopen parts of federal government That is....REALLY not a good look.
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Jan 9, 2019 22:48
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Think it's getting to that time people should start organized protests? I don't mean just federal employees.
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The Super-Id posted:You guys ever notice how Buddha really let himself go. What a goon that guy was eh? You've got Buddha and Budai confused. The Buddha is not depicted as fat.
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Trump, shaking a package of Drake's Coffee Cakes: Saving these for later. Might be convinced to let one of 'em go for ol' Nance here if Chucky boy could give me five bills for the wall.
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Jan 9, 2019 22:48
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The Trump Administration is furiously engineering a terrorist attack right now so that they can pin it on a Mexican national and declare a state of emergency. I wonder if his base would stop supporting him if he literally just started transparently murdering American citizens and pointing at mexico yelling "THEY DID IT"
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Jan 9, 2019 22:49
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the moose posted:So what happens if no one backs down and the shut down continues indefinitely? Like 6 months of no government? Ayn Rand’s corpse will orgasm so hard the earth will split in two.
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I really don't understand why there is no pressure being put on the senate. Trump has no reason to give up because he doesn't care if the entire government collapses.
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Adar posted:due to no Homeland Security or air traffic controllers still on the job, air traffic shuts down a lot faster than that Economy probably takes a real big hit, lots of people become homeless because they can't pay rent/mortgages, some people starve because they no longer receive government assistance
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Stereotype posted:The Trump Administration is furiously engineering a terrorist attack right now so that they can pin it on a Mexican national and declare a state of emergency. Why engineer one when they can just flat out lie about one and only get 1/4th of a Pinocchio?
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Jan 9, 2019 22:50
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STAC Goat posted:Eventually serious poo poo starts happening and someone will fold. The closer we get to tax season the more frantic this will get. Not even that. A low-wage fed employee isn’t going to last much longer without a paycheck. Hell, it’s not uncommon to be stretching things between Christmas and taxes for a decent portion of the population.
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Food stamps are a big issue too. Their funding is guaranteed through February, but if the shutdown goes longer than that there are going to be problems. I'm not talking about people that rely on them to eat either. SNAP is basically a direct injection of federal funds into local communities.
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DC went for Hillary by like a 92% margin, iirc, and I doubt Donnie's gotten any more popular since then. Considering how many people in DC are employed by the federal government in one way or another, things have the potential to get real loving ugly for Trump.
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Republicans posted:I really don't understand why there is no pressure being put on the senate. Trump has no reason to give up because he doesn't care if the entire government collapses. By the Democratic party? I'd guess they're a bit wary of going after Senators at the moment and diverting attention from blaming Trump as it becomes a bit harder to point the blame when you do that.
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Kunabomber posted:Morons that keep asking what good government does in their lives realize real quick just how much their lives are enabled by a collective organization designed for service rather than profit. I have an idiot lolbertarian friend that was trying to tell me this is no big deal and that federal workers are "spoiled anyway" or some poo poo. I wanted to nut kick him through the phone. Sure rear end in a top hat. Why don't you go ahead and fly somewhere while eating the totally not poisoned romaine lettuce at your local supermarket? What? Nothing bad will happen.
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Retro42 posted:Not even that. A low-wage fed employee isn’t going to last much longer without a paycheck. Hell, it’s not uncommon to be stretching things between Christmas and taxes for a decent portion of the population. I might have to take out a personal loan or something to pay daycare at this point
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Rinkles posted:Think it's getting to that time people should start organized protests? I don't mean just federal employees. That happened 2 years ago
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Pylons posted:White House issues veto threat on standalone spending bills to reopen parts of federal government Thank goodness. This seemed like a terrible strategy/precedent on the Democrats part. There are plenty of Departments that the GOP would be happy to forego funding indefinitely. Thank goodness pissbaby is an even worse tactician than Schumer.
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Republicans posted:I really don't understand why there is no pressure being put on the senate. Trump has no reason to give up because he doesn't care if the entire government collapses. The Democrats are filibustering literally every bill in the senate now, preventing all votes until McConnell allows the House clean CR to be voted on. That said the reason they aren't publicly slamming McConnell is both that he has zero shame and because they want 100% of the blame to be on the toddler in the White House and to avoid distractions by allowing the press to talk about random procedural minutia.
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Ugh, I had a boss who would always do that with the candy. A total manipulative power move. Nobody would ever take it, because to take it would make you look childish, but he'd always bring up what a great guy he is for always bringing candy to meetings. edit: I did go to a meeting at Nestlé one time, though, and they had jars of candy out at every meeting, and people snacked the whole time. Also, the rooms were all named after candy bars. Thank you for listening to my chocolate ramblings.
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Levitate posted:Economy probably takes a real big hit, lots of people become homeless because they can't pay rent/mortgages, some people starve because they no longer receive government assistance one of my law school classmates was on CNN last night because her kid has a degenerative disorder and was about to be enrolled in an FDA clinical trial that's now shut down people are dying sooner than you think
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Lycus posted:Haha, President Deals slammed the table. That President Goku comic, except he says "Legalize Wall, dude"
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Shifty Pony posted:The Democrats are filibustering literally every bill in the senate now, preventing all votes until McConnell allows the House clean CR to be voted on. Dems want to make this about trump and McConnell is more than happy to stand aside and let them.
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Coast guard should fund itself by selling seized cocaine on the open market. Self funding is important!
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Retro42 posted:Not even that. A low-wage fed employee isn’t going to last much longer without a paycheck. Hell, it’s not uncommon to be stretching things between Christmas and taxes for a decent portion of the population. "Not uncommon", as in, "a majority of the country can't afford an unexpected $500 bill", yes. I'd be more terrified of what's coming if I didn't live in absolutely the middle of nowhere.
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Jack2142 posted:Coast guard should fund itself by selling seized cocaine on the open market. Self funding is important! Duffel Blog already made that joke a couple weeks ago It actually fooled one of my friends who hadn't heard of the satire site.
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Heck Yes! Loam! posted:The GOP gets what it has dreamed of for 40 years? A completely non-functional federal government except the military and DHS. They have no incentive to back down, this is what they want. DHS is taking a hit as well, at least on my end. I pity the poor bastards that are going to have to pull ballbreaking shifts to get the backlog of USCIS' FOIA requests input and ready for processing.
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Bicyclops posted:Why engineer one when they can just flat out lie about one and only get 1/4th of a Pinocchio? We rate this as Mostly True "Mexican invaders, while a somewhat charged term, is historically accurate given Pancho Villa's raids..."
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The White House just released a statement that the wall exists, has been paid for and is invisible. Everything's fine and he won bigly.
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