No thread on the US Government shut down?

[raiderfan19]

The republicans just don't get it. They really don't. They are talking today about how they can't understand why the dems won't do the parts of the govt that the repubs and the dems both want to fund in separate piecemeal votes.

Of course the dems won't do that, that's just a long ass way of doing the exact same thing you already tried and failed to do. Please lord let the tea party end.

[secund2nun]

While both parties are pretty much the same at the top unfortunately, the death of the Republican party would help America become more progressive. We really need a single payer system just like every other first world nation on earth. Obamacare has many flaws, but it is a first step toward a single payer system. Ultimately we also need to move to a system of free college as well just like Australia has. This can only be done by the Republican party dying, which is happening over time.

[raiderfan19]

We actually don't need that.

The simplest thing to fix about healthcare would have been to simply implement regulations that insurance couldn't drop people who were already covered due to health concerns. That wouldn't have fixed everything but it would have helped

[HarryCallahan]

While both parties are pretty much the same at the top unfortunately, the death of the Republican party would help America become more progressive. We really need a single payer system just like every other first world nation on earth. Obamacare has many flaws, but it is a first step toward a single payer system. Ultimately we also need to move to a system of free college as well just like Australia has. This can only be done by the Republican party dying, which is happening over time.

Australia: 20mil
US: 350+mil

[Lebron23]

He's still going to the Philippines.

[secund2nun]

Australia: 20mil
US: 350+mil

And your point is? Stop using the typical American "scared of what you don't know" logic. Australia is not the country with free college. Brazil has free college and 201 million people live there. It would work with America as well, but unfortunately America is fully of materialistic gluttons. But we are finally working toward a single payer health care system and eventually we will have free college imo.

[HarryCallahan]

And your point is? Stop using the typical American "scared of what you don't know" logic. Australia is not the country with free college. Brazil has free college and 201 million people live there. It would work with America as well, but unfortunately America is fully of materialistic gluttons. But we are finally working toward a single payer health care system and eventually we will have free college imo.

"free college"

Somebody has to be the janitor or trashman. Giving everyone a "free" college degree just distorts their value. Single payer would be more effective than Obamacare, but is still a bad option.

[DuMa]

Well thanks to that I didn't go to Work today. Thanks OBama!!!!

me too so i just watched Community all day long. Thanks gubernet

[Patrick Chewing]

While both parties are pretty much the same at the top unfortunately, the death of the Republican party would help America become more progressive. We really need a single payer system just like every other first world nation on earth. Obamacare has many flaws, but it is a first step toward a single payer system. Ultimately we also need to move to a system of free college as well just like Australia has. This can only be done by the Republican party dying, which is happening over time.

A fantasy world dreamed up by those most delusional of individuals. The world was built by might. We may all be created equal in body, but we are not all equal in mind and desire.

[ihoopallday]

I'm not getting my GI bill money this month for school payments because of this shutdown. Now I gotta pay out of pocket. But that's no big deal compared to families who depend on their income from government jobs. Hope this ends soon.

[Balla_Status]

Private business shut down all the time.

[Fresh Kid]

u cant believe those type of people,they dont care and dont give a damn about us. period. point blank. end of freaking story.

[Balla_Status]

OP is obsessed with America. As is the rest of the world.

[JtotheIzzo]

OP is obsessed with America. As is the rest of the world.

America is in everybody's business.



Back to the OP, I think fatigue and apathy has set in, there was a lot of fun last decade with the rise of the internet and everyone opining, there were also great characters and storylines (Bush, Cheney, 9/11, conspiracy, Obama etc.)...

but now this is reality:

the government is only in it to win the next election
the right sucks
the left sucks
truly talented people want nothing to do with public service
big interests have too much influence
Obama is no different than Bush
conspiracy theorists were the biggest conspirators
the regular man can't make a difference
the rich are getting rich, the poor are growing in numbers
the mechanisms are falling into place where the free world is no longer free (but it doesn't really matter and has no effect on 99% of people, so they don't care)
'free' countries start wars and kill innocent people on the premise of protecting innocent people

everyone is properly distracted, it is the best of times but it may also be the worst of time.

be your own boss, that is all I can say.

[Andrei89]

OP is obsessed with America. As is the rest of the world.

How am I obsessed?

I just made this thread. Are you mad?