And the law says that we have to pay the interest on our debts….

Won’t this really just be a spending cut? Won’t our government, for the first time in a long time, actually have to cut spending until the budget is actually balanced? Where there can be no deficit spending? Where we cannot spend more than we take in?

I see no crash, unless you are dependent on the gubmint for your livelihood, be it as a worker or as a welfare/SNAP/EBT/etc. recipient.

Perhaps, for once, if the GOP stands firm, we can actually have a chance at cutting some government bloat and waste.

Then the big fight over what to cut will begin.

But this will, at least, be a beginning.

Found HERE

So we can pay you your social security (with ever more worthless dollars) that we promised you we would fund properly…

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“Lockbox”my ass.

They took your money and spent it, now they want to get an increase in their credit line so their checks won’t bounce when they give you your money (that they forced you to cough up) back.

Seems that the National Mall isn’t closed to everyone. Just to some of us.

Some animals are more equal than others.

Since “there isn’t any money” is the excuse to close all the parks, then how can there be money  to have or deal with the rally?

WWII vets = Bad. Us Citizens wanting to enjoy their national parks = Bad. Folks wanting amnesty fr people breaking immigration law = Good.

So only “approved” people can use the parks?

Selective enforcement of the law is one definition of tyrrany.

Russia has a new and novel excuse to confiscate hold your pension funds.

It’ll happen here soon.

Betcha it’ll be a loan to the feds instead of raising he debt ceiling. You’ll be forced invited asked at the point of a gun to buy a bond.

Or something like that.

Plan accordingly.

’cause they are gonna get paid anyway…

House approves back pay for furloughed Federal workers.

Why play this game and shut down the (mostly not needed) government and send the workers home if you are gonna pay ’em anyway?

You really really should read this.

A scary dose of reality.

Very Scary.

If you own GM stock, (you fool, you) or stock in GM suppliers, (ditto) then perhaps you should take a second and reconsider.

As to whether we should trust the Obama administration with our healthcare….

His handling of the National parks closing(s) should make the right decision obvious.

I mean, look at how vindictive he has been.

And closing Military PX’s….But not military golf courses?

Yeah, just wait until he gets pissed at YOU. No healthcare for you.

tourists and veterans alike have gained access to the World War II memorial by parting the barriers — the Park Rangers cannot stop individuals from going in.

And now for the rest of the public’s property…..

Seriously, Why let them federal Park Police close our parks? (or even our oceans?)

Because we choose to be obedient.

If, instead, we follow the example of the WWII vets and just choose to disobey, we win.

Unless we choose to do it piecemeal, as individuals. Then they can arrest each of us individually. As a group, they cannot.

No, I don’t want to be labeled by the State as a criminal either. I too have a lot to lose. But if we let them win, then we, as citizens, lose more than just access to our parks. We lose our freedoms. I would have no issues if there were a sign at every gate and entrance to our parks and trails and beaches that stated: “There are no services available due to the ongoing budget crisis. All visitor centers and other facilities are closed and there will be no other service available, but the parks remain open for visitors” No lifeguards on the beaches, no park police, no trash removal, no rescue. That is what we are paying for with our taxes. We aren’t renting the land from our government. We already own it. The park police are only there to keep order. They work for us. They are not our masters.

“But they have guns!” you say…..Yes, they do. So what. We do too, for just this reason.


They only rule because we recognize their authority and because we let them.

The intent of closing the parks, whether funded by taxes or not, is to make us, the citizens unhappy…to make news and to force the media to see it and cover it, to get the agenda of the President and the Democrats to come to fruition.

Why let them? Choose not to obey…choose instead to assert your rights.