Government Shutdown

[Broncojohnny]

I'm just glad I'm gonna get paid. Had me a little worried there

I just heard the military is getting a 150% pay cut!

[slow99]

I just heard the military is getting a 150% pay cut!

x150

[Denny]

I just heard the military is getting a 150% pay cut!

Whew... at least it's not all of it.

[big_tiger]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_us/us_spending_showdown

A deal was made.

[slow99]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_...nding_showdown

A deal was made.

Welcome to 48 minutes ago. Please let me know if California breaks off in the next 3/4 of an hour.

[big_tiger]

Welcome to 48 minutes ago.

lol damn. I was looking for a link

Looks like they only got taxpayer funded abortions banned in DC.

Anti-abortion lawmakers succeeded in winning a provision to ban the use of federal or local government funds to pay for abortions in the District of Columbia.

Nothing about the EPA.

[Denny]

lol damn. I was looking for a link

Looks like they only got taxpayer funded abortions banned in DC.



Nothing about the EPA.

Shit... DC is where they need it the most!

[Forever_frost]

How is that even relevant?

Because our federal government is limited on things it can do based on the Constitution

[Forever_frost]

Because the myth that Planned Parenthood uses federal tax dollars to fund abortion has absolutely nothing to do with a constitutional mandate to fund the program? If Republicans were trying to defund it on the premise that it's unnecessary, that argument might be relevant. But they aren't, and it's not.

Actually, it has everything to do with a constitutional mandate to fund it. If there isn't one expressly enumerated, then it cannot exist.

[Durantula]

Actually, it has everything to do with a constitutional mandate to fund it. If there isn't one expressly enumerated, then it cannot exist.

Someone doesn't understand how budgets and discretionary spending works.

[Denny]

So, after reading it, they ended up cutting $39B. Out of a $1.6T deficit?!?! That's just 1/40th of what they need to cut to get the shit balanced! They did no one any favors. Less than 3%. I can fart out a 3% cut.

Ya... I'm not selling my silver anytime soon. See y'all in June when they announce QE3.

[Vertnut]

i just heard the military is getting a 150% pay cut!

lmfao!

[mcmustang]

So, after reading it, they ended up cutting $39B. Out of a $1.6T deficit?!?!.

It's called a rounding error.

[big_tiger]

So, after reading it, they ended up cutting $39B. Out of a $1.6T deficit?!?! That's just 1/40th of what they need to cut to get the shit balanced! They did no one any favors. Less than 3%. I can fart out a 3% cut.

Ya... I'm not selling my silver anytime soon. See y'all in June when they announce QE3.

There might be a chance that they are counting the previous cut in the past extensions to the $38B.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

Someone doesn't understand how budgets and discretionary spending works.

Someone doesn't understand what a constitution is.

I have to wonder where democrats think the money is going to keep coming from. They fought tooth and nail and had to be threatened with shutdown, in order to get them to cut spending. So where, in their little minds, is all this money that is needed, going to come from? Or do they just not believe that our money troubles even exist?