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**Yyaqyped** · 09-08-2010, 09:53 AM

I get that there are those like Regis/Sidewinder who would like to wake up in an episode of Bonanza and whose contempt for urban society, education, technology and the amorphous "elite" who have college degrees and work at desks straps big blinders to their faces.

But that's a small and extreme minority. The fact is, much of what makes the workday happen across America is dependent on the people and infrastructure enabled and supported by various levels of government.

A shutdown of the federal government would, first off, put hundreds of thousands of employees and contractors across the country out of work. The effect of that sudden surge in unemployment would be felt in thousands of small businesses who rely on those government employees as customers.

Not to mention the millions of people who would be waiting for things like Social Security checks that aren't coming and Medicare payments that aren't coming.

Shutting down the government accomplishes only one thing, and that's a childish, fleeting moment of "King of the Mountain" at the expense of a lot of pain to millions of people. It's hostage-taking at a slightly more palatable temperature than someone who uses a gun to take them.

And hostage situations never end well for the assailant. Consider the political aftermath of the 1995 shutdown. As MissAugust pointed out, Clinton and Gore sailed to re-election in 2006.

If Republicans would really like to ensure a second Obama term, there are much better ways to go about it.

09-08-2010, 09:53 AM	#8
Yyaqyped Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	I get that there are those like Regis/Sidewinder who would like to wake up in an episode of Bonanza and whose contempt for urban society, education, technology and the amorphous "elite" who have college degrees and work at desks straps big blinders to their faces. But that's a small and extreme minority. The fact is, much of what makes the workday happen across America is dependent on the people and infrastructure enabled and supported by various levels of government. A shutdown of the federal government would, first off, put hundreds of thousands of employees and contractors across the country out of work. The effect of that sudden surge in unemployment would be felt in thousands of small businesses who rely on those government employees as customers. Not to mention the millions of people who would be waiting for things like Social Security checks that aren't coming and Medicare payments that aren't coming. Shutting down the government accomplishes only one thing, and that's a childish, fleeting moment of "King of the Mountain" at the expense of a lot of pain to millions of people. It's hostage-taking at a slightly more palatable temperature than someone who uses a gun to take them. And hostage situations never end well for the assailant. Consider the political aftermath of the 1995 shutdown. As MissAugust pointed out, Clinton and Gore sailed to re-election in 2006. If Republicans would really like to ensure a second Obama term, there are much better ways to go about it.
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