Do any other nations do stuff like that?

Do any other nations do stuff like that?

No, only a nation with a functioning democratic based republic that has checks and balances.

Here's to hoping they get this BS ironed out before Fan Fest 2014 for those of us who do not yet have our passports.

(Note: Government Shutdown = no new passports issued)

Nah, apparently they just take the money out of private accounts.

I would much rather the government stays shut down than get my passport renewed. I love to travel but... I love the government shut down way more.

Congress + 2 party system + extremists + lawyers who seems to keep getting reelected some how + corporate greed + shady deals + hatred + old men + rich old men = US government

Me + US citizen + US armed forces + college + next generation + pay my taxes = worry about if I'll be able to pay my bills and college fee, but yet rich old men will let the government shutdown

Damn welp I heard its nice in Canada

Resource based economy, just like Iceland.

Thought about moving to Iceland but uhh.... Apparently pornography is illegal.

Finland it is. I'm more privy to true socialism anyway.

Congress + 2 party system + extremists + lawyers who seems to keep getting reelected some how + corporate greed + shady deals + hatred + old men + rich old men = US government

Me + US citizen + US armed forces + college + next generation + pay my taxes = worry about if I'll be able to pay my bills and college fee, but yet rich old men will let the government shutdown

Damn welp I heard its nice in Canada

Resource based economy, just like Iceland.

Thought about moving to Iceland but uhh.... Apparently pornography is illegal.

Finland it is. I'm more privy to true socialism anyway.

Is England really good? Other than the rain or clouds all the time?

Is England really good? Other than the rain or clouds all the time?

Their accents MY GOD... I want one

Ragnum this a topic you proabaly don't want to troll. Anyway everyone at this side of the pond is in shock and I know q number of people are looking at backing out of US investments assuming the market does not freak out. This whole thing has really damage America creditability and I hope they get it sorted before they default on debt because that really will be chaos

Although much of the federal workforce will go without pay, checks will keep coming to the 533 current members of Congress.

Why? The 27th Amendment prevents any Congress from changing its own pay.

"That is disgraceful in my view," said freshman Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii. "Basically the only people who get paid in a shutdown are members of Congress, and that is irresponsible."

The combat veteran said she plans to send any pay she receives during the shutdown back to the Treasury.

Rep. John Fleming, R-Louisiana, said he hadn't thought through what he would do with his paychecks, but said he would likely donate his pay during a shutdown to charity.

"Obviously we need to share the pain of the American people," he said.

The president too will get paid. His salary -- $400,000 -- is considered mandatory spending.

On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he would take a pay cut equal to the Justice Department employees most severely impacted by a shutdown.

Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/01/politics/government-shutdown/index.html?hpt=hp_t1



Disgusting, really. Our people are suffering but these guys get away with their own pay and probably still keep their lifetime pensions. These members of Congress, all of them, should be put to jail for life.

Congress + 2 party system + extremists + lawyers who seems to keep getting reelected some how + corporate greed + shady deals + hatred + old men + rich old men = US government

Me + US citizen + US armed forces + college + next generation + pay my taxes = worry about if I'll be able to pay my bills and college fee, but yet rich old men will let the government shutdown

Damn welp I heard its nice in Canada

Resource based economy, just like Iceland.

Thought about moving to Iceland but uhh.... Apparently pornography is illegal.

Finland it is. I'm more privy to true socialism anyway.

Waitaminute. You're going to move to a true socialist country because you can't stand the U.S. government telling you that you need to get health insurance?

What is this I don't even...

Waitaminute. You're going to move to a true socialist country because you can't stand the U.S. government telling you that you need to get health insurance?

What is this I don't even...

As a nihilist: it won't matter 6 weeks from now.
As an investor: this doesn't do anything to promote the growth the capitalistic economy barley eeked out over the past half decade.
As an angry American: you're coming down us!

The us econ is a reserve currency if that becomes uncreable well it's never happend but it will make the great depression look like a picnic. I personally want a state to sucuessed from the union over this mess. Won't happen but my god if it did think of the fireworks :-D

Albany, NY practically declared war against the United States if they tried to enforce the NDAA in the city. I thought that was amusing.