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News: 2013 US Government Shutdown
Member Since: 9/9/2012
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Originally posted by Cobrastyle.
i think i'm gonna skip school to be safe LOL woo  |
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Member Since: 6/6/2012
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Originally posted by Vespertine
Actually I might be wrong, but I've heard you can enter Canada from the US without your passport  Though you probably need it to get back in. So basically we can leave and never come back  |
No you need a passport 
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Member Since: 2/6/2012
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I am all for this.
Republicans pretty much guaranteeing their own destruction next election.
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Member Since: 9/13/2012
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Originally posted by Kamil24
No you need a passport |
Hmm my sister's friend who originally lived in Canada told me otherwise, but maybe she's just clueless 
Oh well, it's really not that dramatic, no need to leave the country anyway haha. The reason it really pisses me off though is that it's just another example of how ****ed up our political system has gotten. It should've never even come close to this.
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Member Since: 6/6/2012
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Originally posted by Vespertine
Hmm my sister's friend who originally lived in Canada told me otherwise, but maybe she's just clueless
Oh well, it's really not that dramatic, no need to leave the country anyway haha. The reason it really pisses me off though is that it's just another example of how ****ed up our political system has gotten. It should've never even come close to this. |
I live in Canada close to the border, you need a passport both ways. When I went to the US it was actually harder to get back into Canada, they made us all get out, open our trunk, show all of our receipts, etc. The US just let us in after asking a few questions and purposefully mispronouncing my name lol.
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Member Since: 10/16/2005
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*** Listens to Britney's "Till The World Ends" ***
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Member Since: 8/20/2011
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The US economy is about to take a dip.
Usually when the US economy falls so does the worlds.
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Member Since: 9/13/2012
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Originally posted by Kamil24
I live in Canada close to the border, you need a passport both ways. When I went to the US it was actually harder to get back into Canada, they made us all get out, open our trunk, show all of our receipts, etc. The US just let us in after asking a few questions and purposefully mispronouncing my name lol.
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Ah okay thanks! She was clearly very misinformed haha.
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Member Since: 7/23/2010
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Originally posted by King B
Who wants to move to Canada?
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no thank we don't need u in canada
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Member Since: 7/23/2010
Posts: 6,744
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Originally posted by Mike91
Some of you are being a little TOO over dramatic about this.
You all make it sound like when we wake up tomorrow, the streets will be empty, homes will be abandoned, people will be looting in the streets, and stores all over the country will be closed.
It's not that serious and likely won't effect you. Do some people really not pay attention to anything other than pop music charts?  |
!! but the economy gonna slow down
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Member Since: 5/14/2012
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Originally posted by BRITNEY LICIOUS
no thank we don't need u
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Member Since: 8/20/2011
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It's not even the Republicans fault this time.
It is those damn Tea Party people. They don't want to compromise on anything. Those assholes need to get voted out ASAP.
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Member Since: 7/23/2010
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Originally posted by LP54
The US economy is about to take a dip.
Usually when the US economy falls so does the worlds.
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Member Since: 1/8/2012
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I still don't get it. 
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Member Since: 9/1/2012
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My dad was explaining this to me, but I still don't get it: What exactly happens when the government 'shuts down'?
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Member Since: 3/5/2011
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Originally posted by NICHOLE
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omg
Does this mean I'm gonna have to stay inside all day 
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Member Since: 11/13/2009
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Originally posted by KB.
These mother****ers always want to jump in and solve other countries' problems, but can't come to an agreement on **** when it comes to their own ****.
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Yeah I've thought about this too and it's been bothering me a lot. We spent too much time focusing on the situation in the Middle East, whether it was Iran, Syria, Egypt, or defending Israel. Where was the time commitment for the United States, you know, the country we live in and have the responsibility of protecting? Our government got us into this situation, but who will be the ones to get us out? It's not looking likely for them to solve their own problems. They can't even have a civil conversation.
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Member Since: 11/13/2009
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Also, this is the worst time for the economy to fall. The holiday season is when we need people to go out and spend their money and give the economy a boost.
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Member Since: 8/20/2011
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Originally posted by Genocide
My dad was explaining this to me, but I still don't get it: What exactly happens when the government 'shuts down'?
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FEDERAL WORKERS: As many as 1 million U.S. federal employees could face unpaid furloughs or payless paydays, according to the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 670,000 union members.
NATIONAL PARKS: National parks would close, meaning a loss of 750,000 daily visitors and an economic loss to gateway communities of as much as $30 million for each day parks are shut, according to the non-profit National Parks Conservation Association.
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT: All military personnel would continue on normal duty status, but many civilian employees would be temporarily furloughed, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in a memo. He said furlough notices would be issued on Tuesday, October 1, if no agreement to fund the government is reached.
The ratings agency Standard & Poor's said a shutdown of less than two weeks would not materially affect the credit of big defense contractors, though a longer shutdown could weaken smaller defense contractors. Most defense contractors would not be paid, new contracts would not start and orders would be delayed, with service contracts hardest hit, S&P said.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: Most of the federal tax agency's 90,000 employees would be furloughed. Taxpayers who requested an extension beyond the April 15 deadline to file their 2012 taxes must do so by October 15, and they will still be able to file these returns even if the IRS is still shut down then.
FEDERAL RESERVE AND OTHER FINANCIAL AGENCIES: The Fed would stay open, since it does not depend on congressional appropriations to operate; so would the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which the Fed funds. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency pay for themselves and would remain open. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been rushing through approvals for a new, untested type of trading platform ahead of a possible shutdown, its top regulator said.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: Fewer than 18,000 of the department's 114,486 employees would be furloughed, and if the furlough is prolonged, some of those could be brought back to work. Criminal litigation would continue under a government shutdown, while civil litigation would be curtailed or postponed as much as possible "without compromising to a significant degree the safety of human life or the protection of property," the department said in its contingency plan.
COURTS: The U.S. Supreme Court would probably operate normally, as it has during previous shutdowns, but a spokesman declined to share the high court's plans.
Federal courts would remain open for approximately 10 business days if the government closes on October 1, and would reassess on or about October 15.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: The agency's research hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, would take no new patients.
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE'S OFFICE: Already squeezed by automatic spending cuts imposed by so-called sequester, the USTR office has cut back on travel to the 41 countries where there are concerns about intellectual property, Trade Representative Michael Froman said.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said this week that the agency would effectively shut down with only a core group of individuals available in case of a "significant emergency."
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT: USDA meat inspectors would stay on the job, industry experts said. Statistical reports would be delayed. An October 1 shutdown would come as the agency is surveying farmers and checking fields for yields and acreage in advance of the October 11 crop report. A government closure of more than a few days could delay the report, relied upon by traders and food manufacturers as the best estimate available of the U.S. food supply.
WASHINGTON, D.C., SIGHTS: Some popular tourist spots in the nation's capital would probably close, including the FDR Memorial, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Library of Congress, the Lincoln Memorial, the National Archives, the National Zoo and all Smithsonian Museums.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by RastaMentality
lol @ the republicans thinking the democrats will vote against the president's magnum opus.
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Originally posted by Nippy'sReceipts
This is all the Republicans in the House's fault. They have taken hostage of the governmental process simply because they don't want the healthcare law to be enacted smh. The legislation passed already-THREE years ago. It was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court last year so what's the fuss about? 
They are acting like f*ckin toddlers. Just because it is Obama's law, they have to say no and are willing to shut down the govt for it. I hope the Repubs/Tea Party LOSE their majority significantly in midterm elections next year. |
UGH! I know! It's just a healthcare bill and budget. They act like they're the bosses or some ****.
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Originally posted by Nippy'sReceipts
The Affordable Care Act will boost our economy in the longterm. I predict that the Republicans will deeply regret ever naming it ''Obamacare''
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 King Obama's Iconic and Legendary healthcare bill!
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Originally posted by WaffleCakes
I am all for this.
Republicans pretty much guaranteeing their own destruction next election. |
Im here for this as well!
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