What Happens if they Shut Down the Government?

[JWBooth]

Where's my check???????

 

[Mertex]

Waivers, exemptions, delaying employer mandates

Can you cite the portion of the ACA that gave the Executive Branch that power?

The better question is can you cite the portion of the US Constitution that gives the Executive Branch that power? Congress writes the laws, the President enforces them. He doesn't have the power to unilaterally exempt portions he doesn't like. And for a law that is his signature piece....

He thinks he can pick and choose what to enforce and what not to enforce. To his credit, he knows he can get away with it because nobody wants to be labeled a racist for opposing him.

Ha,ha, then I guess the GOP in Congress must be racist? They seem to have no trouble opposing him on a daily basis.

 

[Katzndogz]

What happened the other 16 times the government shut down?

 

[Mertex]

What happened the other 16 times the government shut down?

The last government shutdown was the 21-day shutdown from Dec. 1995-Jan. 1996 and while there is still discussion over who won or lost politically over it the prevailing view is that it went badly for Republicans. Voters at the time blamed them and not Bill Clinton, and the GOP held its House majority afterward but lost the presidential race in a landslide.


Shutdown politics: Obamacare and echoes of 1995 - CBS News

 

[Missourian]

What happened the other 16 times the government shut down?

The big one gave us the much touted "Clinton" surplus.

 

[Politico]

Not much as you can see beyond a bunch of whining.

 

[hortysir]

What happened the other 16 times the government shut down?

The big one gave us the much touted "Clinton" surplus.

Strange how that works.
We shut down the government, save money, and wind up with a surplus

So what's so wrong with it this time?

 

[ABikerSailor]

What happened the other 16 times the government shut down?

The big one gave us the much touted "Clinton" surplus.

Strange how that works.
We shut down the government, save money, and wind up with a surplus

So what's so wrong with it this time?

Because the surplus didn't provide the surplus, it was Clinton's policies and tax plans that did it.

Shutting down the government not only costs people their job while they are furloughed, but it also costs the GOVERNMENT millions of dollar/day. Current estimate is around 200 million/day.

So, not only is the GOP costing the country jobs, it's also adding to the debt by shutting down the government.

Didn't the GOP campaign on "jobs, jobs, jobs" and reducing the deficit? They sure have an odd way of keeping their promises.

 

[Mertex]

What happened the other 16 times the government shut down?

The big one gave us the much touted "Clinton" surplus.

Yeah, but according to Republicans, there was no surplus.

Were you lying then or are you lying now?

 

[Missourian]

The big one gave us the much touted "Clinton" surplus.

Strange how that works.
We shut down the government, save money, and wind up with a surplus

So what's so wrong with it this time?

Because the surplus didn't provide the surplus, it was Clinton's policies and tax plans that did it.

Shutting down the government not only costs people their job while they are furloughed, but it also costs the GOVERNMENT millions of dollar/day. Current estimate is around 200 million/day.

So, not only is the GOP costing the country jobs, it's also adding to the debt by shutting down the government.

Didn't the GOP campaign on "jobs, jobs, jobs" and reducing the deficit? They sure have an odd way of keeping their promises.

Record-breaking federal shutdown ends

Clinton meets key GOP demand with latest budget proposal

January 6, 1996

Web posted at: 11:55 p.m. EST

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is over. President Clinton cleared the way for a complete lifting of the 22-day partial shutdown Saturday by bowing to a key Republican demand: submitting a seven-year balanced budget plan scored by the Congressional Budget Office.

CNN - Federal shutdown ends - Jan. 7, 1995

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[Missourian]

What happened the other 16 times the government shut down?

The big one gave us the much touted "Clinton" surplus.

Yeah, but according to Republicans, there was no surplus.

Were you lying then or are you lying now?

Whether there was or wasn't an actual surplus at the end of the Clinton presidency can be debated by economists.

The FACT that the balanced budget demand by the GOP was only met by Bill Clinton AFTER a 22 day government shut down is not open to interpretation.

See CNN story above.

 

[S.J.]

The big one gave us the much touted "Clinton" surplus.

Yeah, but according to Republicans, there was no surplus.

Were you lying then or are you lying now?

Whether there was or wasn't an actual surplus at the end of the Clinton presidency can be debated by economists.

The FACT that the balanced budget demand by the GOP was only met by Bill Clinton AFTER a 22 day government shut down is not open for debate.

See CNN story above.

Clinton had no interest in balancing the budget, it was the Republicans under Newt Gingrich's leadership who were responsible for it.

 

[Politico]

How's that shutdown ging for everyone? I didn't see any babies dying in the streets today.

 

[hortysir]

The big one gave us the much touted "Clinton" surplus.

Strange how that works.
We shut down the government, save money, and wind up with a surplus

So what's so wrong with it this time?

Because the surplus didn't provide the surplus, it was Clinton's policies and tax plans that did it.

Shutting down the government not only costs people their job while they are furloughed, but it also costs the GOVERNMENT millions of dollar/day. Current estimate is around 200 million/day.

So, not only is the GOP costing the country jobs, it's also adding to the debt by shutting down the government.

Didn't the GOP campaign on "jobs, jobs, jobs" and reducing the deficit? They sure have an odd way of keeping their promises.

But I thought Nancy told me that unemployment checks and food stamps actually stimulates the economy.

Didn't Obama campaign on not raising taxes on anyone making less than $(pick a number),000 per year?

 

[Mertex]

The big one gave us the much touted "Clinton" surplus.

Yeah, but according to Republicans, there was no surplus.

Were you lying then or are you lying now?

Whether there was or wasn't an actual surplus at the end of the Clinton presidency can be debated by economists.

Yeah, but you're trying to give credit to Republicans for a surplus that you say didn't happen. Which is it?

The FACT that the balanced budget demand by the GOP was only met by Bill Clinton AFTER a 22 day government shut down is not open to interpretation.

See CNN story above.

What has that got to do with your claim that it caused the "surplus" that you also claim didn't happen?

 

[Interpol]

What happens if they shut down the government?

Easy: They go blame Park Rangers like this Teabagging douchebag Congressman from Texas.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-123whqIRjY]GOP Rep. Randy Neugebauer Confronts Park Service Ranger at WWII Memorial: You Ought to Be 'Ashamed' - YouTube[/ame]

 

[JWBooth]