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Well, I've been furloughed, hence having the time to post. Even though I wont be taking home a paycheck myself, congress will still take one home.
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So it actually has come to the worst, the shutdown's become reality.
One CNN (or BBC, can't remember anymore) anchor said it best today in my view: This shutdown's basically a self-affliced economic wound. And all this is happening just because Republicans are scared to death that the electorate may come to find out that 'Obamacare' is actually good for them. This opinion piece describes the current situation best in my view: Obamacare’s real danger for the GOP is that it will succeed Quote:
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Christina, agreed.
You both are spot on when you say that people who don't know what they are talking about are some of the most vocal. This was hard to watch: Jimmy Kimmel Asks Pedestrians If They Prefer Obamacare Or The Affordable Care Act __________________
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I think this may perhaps be some of that weird incarnation American patriotism takes on sometimes.
And, before anyone takes offense to that, please understand that I don't mean that American patriotism is bad or unfounded. I just think that, sometimes, it extends into areas where it's a little dodgy. Because pretty much all industrialized countries have a form of socialized health care and it's been, you know, just fine. But a big chunk of the American identity is (a) the notion that the United States is the best country in the whole world and (b) the fact that it's a country where people who work hard will succeed. So, if the United States is the best there is at everything, then you don't need to import ideas from other countries. Especially not socialized ones. And, if the American dream is that hard work leads to success, leads to being able to take care of yourself and your loved ones, then you don't need to plan ahead or you already have. And, again, I have many American friends. I don't consider myself smarter than anyone out there. I just think it wouldn't be hard to sell people on the idea that the status quo is the best scenario. Meanwhile, though, you probably have the same aging population in the United States as you have elsewhere and that's a financial burden a country that large needs to prepare for. __________________
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Maybe the Republicans think they can win back the higher ground through rhetoric.
The sad truth is, though, that if this lasts much longer, the citizens are likely going to start blaming the entire government, wholesale. And, you know, they'll have good reasons to be pissed at either side. But the fact that this is on the GOP's unwillingness to do what's right will get lost in the shuffle. __________________
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christina, isnt it nuts?
This is another thing that is nuts: This could all be over but Boehner is too afraid of the tea party to bring it to the floor: Quote:
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Getting Americans their much-needed health insurance is a cornerstone of Obama's political agenda.
He already 'caved' on other issues before, I can see why he wants to get at least that through. The US is not the only country in the world that's suffered from the financial crisis, but that hasn't stopped other nations from maintaining governmental health care for their citizens. __________________
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Thanks for that article. yeah it's annoying about the shutdown, there was a shooting there today. I don't think that will change anything.
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