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So I just want to make sure I got this whole thing right.

The Republicans are against universal healthcare for everyone and in an attempt to stop it from going forward and enhance their chances of taking control of the govt in the next election decided to shut down the govt putting 800,000 people out of work, making 2.9 million work without being paid, stop all veterans benefits including rehab centers and disability checks, stop all federal services except for mail, air-traffic control and of course the war machine. They don't seen inclined to stop there either as on Oct 17th they will also end social security payments, payments to active military not on deployment and every other federal govt payout like transfers to states for welfare and food stamps. Apparently the only thing that won't stop getting paid is the congressmen & senators themselves.

Sounds like a great plan to me! :roll:
 

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At least the House had the balls to do what the majority of the people wanted.. fight ObamaCare.

Fukk Obama and Fukk Obamacare.

Woodward: If Obama Won't Negotiate, Any Resulting Crisis is "On His Head"

Obama won't negotiate with an elected body of the Government.. Obama is basically saying he does not respect the people and democracy ..

But we will communicate and negotiate with
Hassan Rouhani the President of Iran, a terrorist state. Wow, just WOW!!
 
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Can you actually use food stamps to but them?

Well... food stamp corruption is out of control. They are usually turned in for cash on the black market. But if they have a freebee with birth control then they won't want to start paying.
 

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So I just want to make sure I got this whole thing right.

The Republicans are against universal healthcare for everyone and in an attempt to stop it from going forward and enhance their chances of taking control of the govt in the next election decided to shut down the govt putting 800,000 people out of work, making 2.9 million work without being paid, stop all veterans benefits including rehab centers and disability checks, stop all federal services except for mail, air-traffic control and of course the war machine. They don't seen inclined to stop there either as on Oct 17th they will also end social security payments, payments to active military not on deployment and every other federal govt payout like transfers to states for welfare and food stamps. Apparently the only thing that won't stop getting paid is the congressmen & senators themselves.

Sounds like a great plan to me! :roll:


You might consider that the Republicans in the House take the view that Obama is the one that is taking that risk.
 

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So I just want to make sure I got this whole thing right.

The Republicans are against universal healthcare for everyone and in an attempt to stop it from going forward and enhance their chances of taking control of the govt in the next election decided to shut down the govt putting 800,000 people out of work, making 2.9 million work without being paid, stop all veterans benefits including rehab centers and disability checks, stop all federal services except for mail, air-traffic control and of course the war machine. They don't seen inclined to stop there either as on Oct 17th they will also end social security payments, payments to active military not on deployment and every other federal govt payout like transfers to states for welfare and food stamps. Apparently the only thing that won't stop getting paid is the congressmen & senators themselves.

Sounds like a great plan to me! :roll:

Well that is the media's take on it. And we don't have Universal Health Care... Obamacare is not Universal. Believe me... when work starts back up, the government workers will recoup their losses. And all those benefits will keep coming.

But if that was a big concern... why didn't the Senate pass the House bill?
 

PoliticalNick

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At least the House had the balls to do what the majority of the people wanted.. fight ObamaCare.

Fukk Obama and Fukk Obamacare.

Woodward: If Obama Won't Negotiate, Any Resulting Crisis is "On His Head"

Obama won't negotiate with an elected body of the Government.. Obama is basically saying he does not respect the people and democracy ..

But we will communicate and negotiate with
Hassan Rouhani the President of Iran, a terrorist state. Wow, just WOW!!
Correct me if I'm wrong here but didn't Obama get elected in a landslide on a platform of universal healthcare? I haven't seen any study or poll that shows the majority of the citizens are against getting it. Maybe you mis-spoke and meant the majority of employers are against it because it cuts into their profits.
 

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It would have been a landslide no matter the platform. Just like the next election will be a landslide going the other way.
 

PoliticalNick

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You might consider that the Republicans in the House take the view that Obama is the one that is taking that risk.

I personally don't care which side is doing what. They are all culpable and if the American people had any smarts there would be millions of them marching to Washington right now well armed to take their country back from the corporate puppets and end all this bullsh*t forever.
 

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Correct me if I'm wrong here but didn't Obama get elected in a landslide on a platform of universal healthcare? I haven't seen any study or poll that shows the majority of the citizens are against getting it. Maybe you mis-spoke and meant the majority of employers are against it because it cuts into their profits.

... a landslide?? Where did you get this?? Where did you read that.. link please.

The USA is officially Fukked.. I'm selling all my US assets.. if I want to go some place warm, Belize, Bahamas..
 

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HEY EAGLESMACK!!!

Get your Insurance.. https://www.healthcare.gov

I wonder if Ghoper is getting his and a discount.

I have a policy already... but my rates will climb. I need to cover the free loaders and those that somehow "can't" pay the full amount... like Congress and their staffers.

Wealth distribution... my middle class pay check is far too much I've been told.
 

PoliticalNick

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... a landslide?? Where did you get this?? Where did you read that.. link please.

The USA is officially Fukked.. I'm selling all my US assets.. if I want to go some place warm, Belize, Bahamas..

Electoral college votes 332 Obama / 206 Romney
Popular vote Obama by over 5 million

Romney got his a$$ handed to him.
 

EagleSmack

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Correct me if I'm wrong here but didn't Obama get elected in a landslide on a platform of universal healthcare?

What! Heck no. Obamacare was rammed through. The Democrats lost the House of Representatives because of of it.

I haven't seen any study or poll that shows the majority of the citizens are against getting it.

Health Care Law - Rasmussen Reports™



Maybe you mis-spoke and meant the majority of employers are against it because it cuts into their profits.

And that too.

Electoral college votes 332 Obama / 206 Romney
Popular vote Obama by over 5 million

Romney got his a$$ handed to him.

65+ Million to 60+ Million
 

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I have a policy already... but my rates will climb. I need to cover the free loaders and those that somehow "can't" pay the full amount... like Congress and their staffers.

Wealth distribution... my middle class pay check is far too much I've been told.

Get a Canadian Work Permit and Visa. Spend a spring/summer and get all patched up and head home afterward or bring your pregnant wife and have an anchor baby.
 

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Apparently all the result of 'Tea Party' Republicans manic opposition to Obamacare. Most have never held any state or municipal elected office.. have little knowledge of legislative procedure.. and gained their office by heavy contributions and support by the major funders of the Tea Party movement.. the Koch brothers being prime amongst them.

The tail is wagging the dog in the Republican Party.. and it will likely lose them the House in the next mid term elections. But you can't knock sense into fanatics.... their heads are so twisted up in Ayn Rand nonsense (their true Bible is Atlas Shrugged).. that they'll bury themselves and their party on 'principle'.
 
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Apparently all the result of 'Tea Party' Republicans manic opposition to Obamacare. Most have never held any state or municipal elected office.. have little knowledge of legislative procedure.. and gained their office by heavy contributions and support by the major funders of the Tea Party movement.. the Koch brothers being prime amongst them.

The tail is wagging the dog in the Republican Party.. and it will likely lose them the House in the next mid term elections. But you can't knock sense into fanatics.... their heads are so twisted up in Ayn Rand nonsense (their true Bible is Atlas Shrugged).. that they'll bury themselves and their party on 'principle'.
When it comes right down to it principle is all one really has. And certainly ones principles should determine exactly how one should act.