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Shut it down - shut the government down

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by DaDakota, Sep 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM.

  1. ArtV

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    Yep tax rich more, corporations more and cut out the freeloading. I don’t mean cut off those that need help but there are too many people who know exactly what forms to fill out to get free money. But we can’t keep spending money we don’t have. If the government were a household or corporation we’d have gone bankrupt decades ago.

    I’m not a Republican, Democrat or Libertarian so I’m pretty much screwed every election. I try to pick the least harmful but every election gets worse and worse. I don’t understand how Americans haven’t said “Enough”. This system is pure garbage and it’s not what the founders had in mind.
     
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  2. DaDakota

    DaDakota Fight Facism
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    Sort of, since our money has no real value other than what we say it is worth, we can print as much as we want....and yes, that causes inflation.

    I like Warren Buffet's approach any time a budget gets more than 3% above even, every member of congress is ineligible for re-election.

    DD
     
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  3. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    Jake Tapper (!) pointing out how the Democrats are pushing to pay for health care for illegals... Sorry libs, you lose this argument again. Tapper's point is that this isn't the right place for this. Democrats are losing the PR battle here because of this unnecessary throw in...

     
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  4. Sajan

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    yes. the left is very petty. SUCH BAD PEOPLE.

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  5. El_Conquistador

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    Trump and his brown shirts heading our government agencies are the biggest bunch of despicable liars and political propaganda spreaders this country has ever seen running our government. This is the front page of the Dept of Agriculture website as well.

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  7. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    Liberals get the most angry when someone tells them the truth about them.

    Republicans passed a clean bill to keep government open... Democrats voted no to try to advance their partisan priorities (which the people didn't vote for -- in fact, they voted against them). This is the Schumer Shutdown. All systems go for implementing Project 2025 while government is shut down!


    GOOD DAY
     
  8. deb4rockets

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    This is a man that hates half of Americans. This is a man hellbent on inflicting terror, pain, and cruelty to Democratic states and cities. This is a man who doesn't give a damn if your infrastructure bills were approved, because he will stop progress out of spite. This is a man who gets the best healthcare available, and doesn't care if millions of Americans will no longer be able to afford the help they need. But, he has no qualms sending 20 BILLION dollars to bail out his chainsaw yielding nutjob buddy in Argentina, to help his economy. Just remember this though, Argentina's public healthcare system provides free access to medical services for everyone, including citizens, residents, and tourists.

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  9. T_Man

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    This is the best reply I've seen you make...

    T_Man
     
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  10. Jugdish

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    “I have nothing to do with Project 2025. I haven’t read it. I don’t want to read it purposely. I’m not going to read it.”
     
  11. deb4rockets

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    Yeah, he's such a pathological liar. Only his brainwashed cult believe the thousands of lies that spew from his toxic mouth. They refuse to believe he lies to them over and over and over and over and over again.
     
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    When the Democrats recklessly voted to shut down government, they left Trump and the Republicans no choice but to follow through on Project 2025. Democrats want to play chicken with the US government -- bring out the chainsaws!


    GOOD DAY
     
  13. deb4rockets

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    The sad part is that qualifications and doing your job correctly aren't the priorities for Trump and Hegseth in determining who they think deserves their jobs. Loyalty to Trump comes first. Ass kissing tops the list now for rewards, promotions, and respect from both of them. Wearing a MAGA hat and denouncing Democrats is a huge plus when they look for military personnel to praise and reward. After all, that's how Pete Hegseth got his position.
     
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    Say what you will about Hegseth's background, but he's doing an amazing job. Military recruiting is shattering records. The warrior ethos is BACK.


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  15. Nook

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    What I have noticed is a very accelerated level of self interest and corruption in Washington, that is very similar to what we have seen in the higher levels of the private sector. There is no real allegiance or responsibility for what is best for America or Americans - this idea from both sides of the aisle, that the USA is just a means to extract wealth and resources from for personal gain, and a select group of "others" that can provide cover.

    The USA doesn't need Churches or denominations right now, they get their values and truths through their political party and social media influencers. I never thought I would see the day where so many supposed religious leaders and followers would actually contort their faith to fit "R" or in some cases "D".
     
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    The convicted felon is tripling the size of his residence with a $200 million gilded expansion.

    A White House official confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday that the construction will be unaffected by the shutdown.

    “There will not be a stoppage of ballroom work when the shutdown occurs,” the official said.​
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    in view of the fact that Trump's ugly budget cuts healh care for many Americans,




     
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    good news is that the govt shutdown doesn’t affect TDS
     
  19. El_Conquistador

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    That ballroom looks amazing and will benefit future Presidents for decades to come. We need to have the best facilities in the world -- as the leader of the world.


    GOOD DAY
     
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