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Government Has Shut Down 18 Times Since 1976
NPR points out:
Since a new process was put into place in 1976, the U.S. government has shut down 17 times [Update: Make that 18]. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan each dealt with six shutdowns during their terms in office, lasting anywhere from one day to 2 1/2 weeks.
The last actual shutdown came in 1996 …. The last shutdown lasted three weeks ….
This is not to say that there a shutdown would have no effect … but it is not the end-of-the-world scenario which some would paint it to be.
BONUS:
Forget Partisan Rhetoric … The Threatened Government Shutdown Is Caused By Bad Policy By BOTH PARTIES
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The 1% blackmails Obama: US government has been shut down by the banksters
http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2013/10/the-1-blackmails-obama-us-gov...
Currently working with one of Tip O'Neal former legal consuls. He speaks lovingly of Tip. They both put the ASS in asshole. Some schmucky Boston jerk offs. Can anything good come from Boston?
Isn't it true that in all cases of government shutdown, the government employees were later quietly paid for the time they were furlowed (i.e. paid for doing even less than they usually do)?
Thu Prezident saz it's them eevil Republicans fault. I beeleve him. (/sarc, for the sarcastically challenged)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdown
Interesting note: Dems have caused more shutdowns as well >_>
Reagan wanted to fire ALL the public employees, but had to stop at the Air Traffic Controllers. the less than obvious conclusion is that Obama wants to privatize government, at least as much as Reagan did, otherwise why did he hold Bernanke's hand for six years? in order to privatize government you first must bankrupt the existing system. Bush wanted to put SSN under Wall Street control, which is the perfect marriage of government and private enterprise, but the private wealth in thsi country was in too many hands. to make it happen they needed to A) bankrupt the governent through debt policies and tax holidays for corporations, and B) put the remaining wealth left in this country into the hands of a few powerful individuals and institutions, who would then collude against that government (much as they did in 2008, dress rehearsal) Goldman could take this stock market to zero and make money doing it, and they would own the deed to 200 Penn Ave. like the lead up to the Iraq war, the economy has become a no-fly zone for the peoples government. now the only thing we have left is a few noisy house members. i am waiting for the day they pull the trigger, and the government of Goldman emerges to claim their prize. will it a better or a worse country than the one we know?
"Reagan wanted to fire ALL the public employees, but had to stop at the Air Traffic Controllers." WTF ?????
Reagan told the Air Traffic Controllers who were on strike, to get back to work...Those that did not return WERE fired and replaced with military controllers until they could train replacements...
"the less than obvious conclusion is that Obama wants to privatize government,"
he does not want to privatize shit...he wants only public employees...
It's not a country. It's a criminal enterprise.
Raygun was an actor, and a poor one at that. He was afraid to act as President after Hinckley shot him 3 months into his first term. GHW Bush was the acting president of the criminal enterprise from then on. The historical record is pretty clear about that.
"Raygun was an actor, and a poor one at that." Watch King's Row and I'm sure you'll change your "mind". It was an academy award level performance.
Raygun was an actor, and a poor one at that....perhaps, but he was also a two term governor of California before becoming president....
A pretty successful governor at that
Now if we could only find a way to keep it shut down we could get on with our lives.
I got a better idea just burn it all down.
I greatly appreciate this blog post, and to further disseminate what is really taking place . . . .
Putting the Squeeze on the Empire
During the final gasps of the American Empire, the super rich, through their banks and banksters, will squeeze any and all "profits" by any means possible.
With the shutting down of the American government, massive amounts of high frequency trading (HFT) on Treasury bills (T-bills) has been taking place across the global financial exchanges.
This has nothing whatsoever to do with the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also referred to as ObamaCare), this is all about the Benjamins, all about the money, the greedheads and their super Ponzi of Ponzis!
And within their gigantic shorting of T-bills, they undertake further financial manipulation by going long --- within microsecond timeframes --- each time a bit of positive news surfaces, which they have foreknowledge of --- then once again going short!
Just more Kabuki theater to steal from the citizenry, enrich themselves, and destroy the future.
Unfortunately, we'll never hear the actual news, the truth, from Rupert Murdoch's Foxtards, or CNN's Carol "hot panties" Costello, or Anderson "I worked at the CIA" Cooper, or Brian "former Pentagon PR guy and still on their payroll" Williams, or Rachel "I heart the CFR" Maddow --- no, there is zero news product in America, only the NSA, or National Storytelling Association.
Remember, the super rich shelter much of their wealth within foundations, foundations which are the primary investors in hedge funds, hedge funds which are leading this global speculation, along with the top banks' proprietary trading desks!
Do you copy, over?
Negative further transmission. . . .
Links:
http://www.elxfutures.com/
http://www.ehow.com/how_6937124_do-short-sale-treasury-bills_.html
http://investwhy.com/showthread.php?157893-Shorting-T-bills
http://www.hotstockmarket.com/t/72770/shorting-bonds
The government shutdown (sic) affects the sponges/thieves the most.
So 2.5 or 3 weeks is "on the table" ? Can we vote for 3 weeks ? Just sayin. It would make the most sense and clean up a lot of loose ends. When we get back there would be a clean slate and no agenda(s). No ceiling and no floor, no walls, and no fiat.
The debt ceiling hits the wall in about 2.5 weeks. That is when the real fun begins, and Obama takes executive action against the Republican Party.
Dup.
The world never ends like they sell it to the simple people :)
Just like when the dollar reign will end, the world will keep on turning and business will keep on turning.
ROFL. "Not the end of the world".
I never, NEVER expected to see you type that, George.
"Government Shutdown" is a deceptive misrepresentation.
Unfortunately, such misrepresentation is to the advantage of our government 'leaders' and their sponsors.
Actually it's the government's 'credit card' which has reached its limit.
So the government theoretically can't 'borrow' any more to pay current expenses.
However, the government still has an income (taxes) to pay some of its current expenses.
Given the self-serving priorities of TPTB, the military/police/spy apparatus will be the last to be cut. Public services, public parks etc. will be the first to be cut.
Whether the government ever should have, or should have had to, "borrow" to pay current expenses is the point to consider.
If it extends to 3 weeks...it is automatic and complete to the bedrock zero account bankrupt Jubilee. It would simplify everything legally and financially. No one would owe anybody anything, and fight clubs would be established to defend your turf as possession is 90% of the law.
Last time when Newt Ginrich shutdown the pug's paid and dearly, as the dem's cleverly shutdown stuff that hurt PUG base...
What we do know is that our government always repeats past behavior, when something in the past worked, and this time is no fucking different.
It's so fucking boring and predictable.
I know its all bullshit, you know its all bullshit, so why in the fuck do the tyler's have like 24 story's in the past 24 hours on nothing but the fucking 'non-issue' shutdown,...?
The close a few parks and post-office and make folks squirm, and a little uncomfy at the social security office, and maybe the foodstamp lines get longer for a few days IMG ...
But do they fuck with the FBI, DHS, CIA, NSA, MIL? Fuck no,
Just stuff that hurts gramp's and granny,....
I wish the US gubmint would fucking die, ... but those are only fucking dreams,
This shutdown is about as interesting as michael jackson, ... or any other hollywood drama,
Michael Jackson sightings are actually big news nowadays.
http://www.michaeljacksonsightings.com
The "stories" are intended to expose the "bullshit",
and redirect attention to how best to clean up the mess.
Maybe this will give people time to think what is important. The FDA says that the current US intervention level (for radiation) is 1200 bq/kg. Which is 10x more than what Japan has as its limit. I would like it to be ZERO radiation and I do not think anyone should have to eat ANY amount of radiation, let alone a god awful amount of radiation. This is going to shorten everyone's lives including cause a wave of cancer in about 12 years that will overwhelm any healthcare system.
Time to get out, get some exercise, clear your head, and figure out what you want to do with (potentially), the last decade of your life.
Get your own cursing fish: Google cursing fish cafepress
Me an Cousin Jimmy's warmin up the backhoe.
HoooWeee!
We'all gonna get rich scoopin up all them dead folks inna streets.
The God-King is angry! http://shutupnsing.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/the-narcissistic-states-of-narcissism/
18 times; now we have a true golf course out there!
Party time for the Oligarchy!
Mark Twain said "Giving up smoking is easy. I've done it 100 times."
If situations like this don't get the country on the path to a balanced budget, then Weimar/Zimbabwe hyperinflation will eventually happen.
Mark Twain also said that the most dangerous time is when Congress is in session. As much as we all want it, the Government will never shut down.
If situations like this don't get the country on the path to a balanced budget, then Weimar/Zimbabwe hyperinflation will eventually happen.
Ain't gona happen........... These pukes will let this thing turn into a smoking hole of human misery and governmental tyranny the likes of which NOBODY has seen before.
Same story..... different age..... different country. When evil runs the show, everybody suffers.
mate they are in control of nothing.
you print and the only possible solution is inflation. you print more you have more inflation. it's easy
"Any power you have comes from above."
Christ (to Pilate)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFUYxkdIv10
It's the BEGINNING of the world as we know it.
3 weeks of shutdown will do that. No more ceiling, no more debt, no more fiat. Simple.
18 times...Jimmy and Ronnie each dealt with six...
Obummer looks to break record?
They will restart the Gov. with labor from India just like AAPL in Cupertino.
"partisan rhetoric" - that's one part rhetoric, 2 parts corruption
..the only problem is that is has re-opened every time.