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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. adoo

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  2. El_Conquistador

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  3. Space Ghost

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    This country went 4 years with a president who has full onset of dementia and leftist idiots are going in full meltdown before the 1st day of an insignificant gov shutdown took place.
     
  4. DaDakota

    DaDakota Fight Facism
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    Great job Dems, don't give in, let the Republicans own this shutdown.

    DD
     
  5. GOATuve

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    Please go exercise you blowhard
     
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  7. adoo

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    Space Cadet is a vivid eg of someone whose elevator doesn't go to the top floor



    btw, this is the inconvenient truth.

    even tho the infrastucture bill was one of this top stated priorities, as POTUS,
    the convicted felon never got it done. not even a plan

    as POTUS, Biden, in his first year in office, got the infrastructure bill signed into law​
     
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  8. ArtV

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    I was a child of the 60s/70s in a HS with almost 800 in my grad class. I used to think that everyone smoked pot because everyone I hung around with did and that seemed like the whole world to me. But going through the HS yearbook made me see that 1) The world was a whole lot bigger than who I hung around and 2) More people didn't smoke pot than those that did.

    My point is there is a much bigger world out there than just who you enjoy hanging out with. And just because you want something, doesn't mean that it's what everyone else wants.

    Until we get rid of the party system, we'll never get rid of the political cliches that we have created. If it's a good idea, vote on it. If it's not a good idea don't vote on it. 1 term and get back to work. Our government is riddled with lifelong politicians lining their pockets while pushing the country in a directions that we know is broken - but they don't care, What's in it for me and my party beliefs. Also there should always be a balanced budget. If you can't afford it, you can't buy it.
     
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    Astute
     
  10. DaDakota

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    The ONLY way to balance the budget is to tax the rich and corporations and get rid of the loop holes.

    DD
     
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    Best way is to grow the economy -- which is why Trump is working so hard to cut taxes to stimulate growth and promoting corporations to invest in America.

    Raising taxes is fool's gold -- as it will de-motivate work and value creation (Dems just don't understand incentives/motivation at all... I do, as a leader).... but furthermore America doesn't have a revenue problem.... it has a SPENDING problem. And Democrats seeking to spend $1.5 trillion on health care, including for illegals, is highly representative of the problem.


    GOOD DAY
     
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    See, this is funny, and patently false.....has proven to fail time and time again, but stupid poeple like El Cuckstador keep on repeating the same dumb lies, it is pretty clear that this person is more than likely a troll or paid to just spout the same lines.

    Not someone that cares about the USA, or it's people.....keep on flapping that chicken.....boy.

    DD
     
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  13. adoo

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    Traitor george,

    the only thing you know about economics is that you don't understand it​
     
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    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    While I agree that America doesn't have a revenue problem but does have a spending problem, the solution isn't more spending to promote corporations to invest in America, it is to actually cut spending. There is a reason most Americans aren't impacted by government shutdowns.
     
  16. adoo

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    there are more ways to grow an economy.
    over the past 100 years, the US economy grew the most, relative to the predecessor, under these presidencies
    • FDR
    • Reagan
    • Clinton
    • Obama
    except for Clinton, they relied mostly of revenue enhancements.


    on the flip side of the equation, the US economy decreased the most under these presidencies
    • herbert hoover, he
      • initiated a trade war
    • GWB, he
      • made a huge tax cut
      • started 2 needless wars
     
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  17. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    I think you quoted the wrong person. I didn't mention anything about growing the economy.
     
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    Democrats' refusal to fund the government means they are prioritizing health care for illegals over paying our military. Our military is being asked to report for duty unpaid. It's a shocking mis-prioritization of illegals over our own military -- the people risking their lives to protect our country. We will not forget this, liberals. Great campaign ad fodder, by the way.


    https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2025/10/01/schumer-shutdown-to-halt-military-paychecks/

    Senate Democrats blocked a House-passed spending plan on Tuesday, missing Wednesday morning’s deadline and prompting a government shutdown.

    The outcome means active-duty service members, as well as deployed National Guard, and Civilian personnel whose work is considered essential by the Department of War, will have to continue working without pay until lawmakers strike a deal, CBS News reported. Civilian personnel whose work is not considered essential will be furloughed for the duration of the shutdown.

    The Department of War published contingency guidance on Friday in anticipation of a shutdown. The guidance estimates that approximately 406,000 of the department’s more than 741,000 civilian employees will still be required to report for duty during a shutdown because their roles are mission-critical.

    The guidance also outlines how unused funds passed in the summer’s reconciliation bill could be used to support the department’s priorities, including: operations to secure the U.S. Southern Border, Middle East operations, the U.S. missile defense project Golden Dome for America, depot maintenance, shipbuilding, and critical munitions.
     
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    If you repeat a lie enough, you can make people believe it, right T_J?
     

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