Friday, October 4, 2013

This, that, .....and the Republican's Temper Tantrum


(M) We're sick and tired of this childish BS!

Thanks to Occupy Democrats for creating this.


The Shutdown in 10 Infuriating Sentences

| Fri Oct. 4, 2013




             












  • Contrary to Republican claims, the deficit is not increasing—it peaked in 2009 and has been dropping ever since, declining by $200 billion last year with another $450 billion drop projected this year.

  • A long government shutdown is likely to seriously hurt economic growth, with a monthlong shutdown projected to slash GDP in the fourth quarter by 1 percentage point and reduce employment by over a million jobs.
  • No, Democrats have not used debt ceiling hostage taking in the past to force presidents to accept their political agenda.
  • This whole dispute is about the Republican Party fighting to make sure the working poor don't have access to affordable health care.


  • Kevin Drum

    Political Blogger
    Kevin Drum is a political blogger for Mother Jones. For more of his stories, click here. RSS |

    http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/10/shutdown-debt-ceiling-explained


     
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  • 48 Ways a Government Shutdown Will Screw You Over
  • The 10 Saddest Government Shutdown Goodbye Notes
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