ID:111751
 
Keywords: down, gov, shut
If you live in america, odds are you've heard about the impending government shutdown. Hell, maybe even outside of america for all I know. Anyway, it's frustrating that those infants in Washington are willing to let millions go unpaid just to spite each other. Military personal, government workers, etc, all just left hanging. But of course, the oh so deserving congressmen wont miss a check if the shutdown actually happens.

Even worse, if the republican budget is approved, the rich get even more tax cuts, and corporate taxes are lowered even further, when already any corporation with a legal team pays zero dollars in taxes because of loopholes and offshore bank accounts. This is a blatant re-allocation of wealth to the rich, and an obvious attack on the middle class and poor. If the people dont rise up and say enough, we will soon be working like slaves our whole lives in corporate housing.

I'm just so fed up with politics these days. Even if this has nothing to do with byond, I just have to vent. If anyone else wants to share their perspective, feel free.
I don't even bother with politics. Life will always be full of oppression because there is no such thing as an honest, selfless politician. The world revolves around money and politicians are among the greediest of individuals.
Even though this wouldn't necessarily affect me, it's kinda pitiful that they can't even come up with a decision...From the democrat perspective supposedly, the only thing holding up progress is disagreement over abortion..If that truly is it, the politicians seriously need some kind of reality check. The parties nowadays can't seem to even agree on whether the sky is blue or not, I'm pretty surprised that anything gets accomplished at all really..
Abortion is a stupid discussion. Rape or life-threatening - case closed.
Aye. In my opinion political parties should just be done away with. The framers were adamant against political parties, and warned future generations about the dangers of the whole "my team" mentality that it inspires.
These politicians are just a couple of blubbering imbeciles in it for themselves and not so much with the country as a whole in mind.
Yeah it kinda sucks, seems like America is going downhill. Glad I'm the generation to probably just barley escape this.
There is no indecision about it. I checked my mypay today. I'm active duty U.S. Army, and my paycheck has been cut in half.

I have a family. My creditors won't cut my bills or my payments in half. The cost of living continues to rise, and my pay keeps decreasing. What are we to do? Thank you Mr. Obama.
DONALD TRUMP 4 PREZZZZZZZ OMGZ!!1
I want Clinton back ._.
Congressmen who willfully take action during wartime that damages morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hung"
- Abraham Lincoln
Yep, they can only push the people so far before the people push back.
Gotta love America eh? A true plutocracy at its finest; if you don't already have the wealth to brainwash the masses through a mass media campaign filled with half-truths then you either have to sell your soul to the corporations or you don't get elected. It was a good run guys, but I just don't see our "democratic" government lasting another 300 years.
Charliehorse wrote:
DONALD TRUMP 4 PREZZZZZZZ OMGZ!!1

Well, when all the dust settles, who's up for creating a BYONDonian empire? It'd be like ruling over an anime game, except you mute with jail time, and ban with nukes.
DarkCampainger wrote:
Well, when all the dust settles, who's up for creating a BYONDonian empire? It'd be like ruling over an anime game, except you mute with jail time, and ban with nukes.

With all the bans that would be handed out the total world population would probably end up being equal to the average BYOND game population.
They came to an agreement a little after 11:00pm, so no government shutdown. [:
I didn't believe there would have been one anyway.
I don't understand how anyone with common sense could possibly think that taxing the middle class, giving tax breaks to the rich, and funding all taxes towards supporting a war is a good idea.
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