Biggest issue if the government shuts down?

[Davethulhu]

[PoS]

[The Dude]

[Kane]

It's pretty weird...having ACA being implemented and my employer drastically paying more for our premiums...it's almost all paid.

But soshulizm.

[Indy]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea that the GOP doesn't like a law that was passed three years ago and rather than defeat it via DEMOCRACY, i.e., getting the majority in congress and the White House and VOTING on it--they decided that they're just going to blow up the economy if they don't get what they want.

I wonder if all the TP fans cheering this thing on realize that they'll be f***ed as well.

Plus the logic of claiming you don't want Obamacare because of what it will allegedly do to the economy so you're now going to... crash the economy.

Insanity.

[spacemonkey]

When its all said and done, lets see how affordable it really is. The poor and working poor don't have HC ins mostly because their poor. Mandates are not going to change the concept of what poor is either. If its basically not free, the poor and working poor will still not have it. End of story.

[Indy]

That's fine. You're right: let's see.

But to hold a gun to the head of the economy now? Insanity. We're not going to be able to afford anything if the GOP cripples the U.S. economy and ruins our credit rating.

But hey: that's what democracy is all about right? Committing suicide attacks on the nation's economy because there's a law you don't like?

[spacemonkey]

Our credibility has been pretty much shot in the ass.

[spacemonkey]

The odd thing is this. All this time we thought it was the terrorists or whatever that would be the one' that would disrupt our govt. Oh well, at least the world is getting a good laugh at our expense,lol.

[Spider]

Honestly, at this point I think I'd actually prefer default to negotiation with terrorists...said terrorists being the GOP of course.