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[Wilsonthefarmer]

"WASHINGTON – Millions of Americans are waking up Tuesday unsure about where their next paycheck will come from. Others will find their vacations to national parks cut short. Others still will find the frustration of the federal bureaucracy ... even more frustrating, with fewer federal workers around to handle their questions. "

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/01/now-what-who-goes-and-who-stays-during-government-shutdown/

John, are you still on the payroll?

[johnslat]

Dear Wilsonthefarmer,

Of course - even the Republicans are afraid to fool with veterans; we're all crazy and we have weapons.

And my CIA black ops job isn't affected at all by the shutdown. It has its own source of finance.

Regards,
John the Spook

[Trips]

They'll be cut after a month.

[scot47]

John., I have friends in Beijing who might help you out in return for some services.

[Wilsonthefarmer]

scotty, do you think Beijing will welcome undercover CIA agent's services?

[johnslat]

Dear Trip,

Of the shutdown lasts a month, there may be a mass uprising of mobs with flaming torches heading for Congress.

Regards,
John

[Dedicated]

I'm not American but it strikes me that US politicians need to grow up before growth is shut down.

It is time for Americans to decide: do they want to be a social democracy, Eurozone style, with high levels of tax and public spending, or do they want to be a small state society with low taxes and low levels of public spending?

The partial government shutdown and political warfare between Barack Obama and Congressional Republicans is merely a reflection of the country's longstanding inability to make that choice, its deep ideological divisions and the flaws of its political system.

The rest of the world cannot choose for them, but we will suffer some of the consequences of their hesitation if it spirals out of control over the next few weeks. So far, the markets have shrugged off the partial shutdown. Credit spreads actually narrowed as the market staged a modest rally, the very opposite of what one might have expected. Investors think a deal will be struck sooner than later and that the debt ceiling, due to be reached in a couple of week's time, will be extended preventing a default.

Another consideration is that tapering is now more likely to be delayed, yet again : so even though 800,000 government employees have been sent home on unpaid leave, and their salaries aren't being paid, investors believe that the negative hit from this will be more than outweighed by the prospect of yet more cheap money.

Yet I'm not that convinced. What if the stalemate continues? What if there is a default? What if reason doesn't prevail? We need some grown-up behaviour from US politicians and fast.

[scot47]

Did you guys not know ? We are living in the End Times !

[Wilsonthefarmer]

scotty, do you think we are witnessing the end of America?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_America_(film)

[johnslat]

Dear Wilsonthefarmer,

That might be a little too apocalyptic (or even wishful thinking). It could just as well be the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end.

It could even be the beginning of a new beginning.

Regards,
John

[Wilsonthefarmer]

[johnslat]

Dear Wilsonthefarmer,

News Flash: This just in - The American Empire responds by quoting Mark Twain:

"The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

Regards,
John

[wangdaning]

[Sashadroogie]

All this is of course inevitable. Historically...

[johnslat]

Dear wangdaning,

"This could be a large opening for states to take back their rights, . . ."

Referring to what rights - the right to own slaves, for example?

Regards,
John