The U.S. government shutdown has now being going on for more than a month, with no end in sight.Almost a million government workers are struggling to make ends meet, with some forced to resort to food banks to feed their families.The U.S. credit rating is threatened, and planes are threatening
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Politics and its Discontents: A Further Descent Into Banana Republicanism
While the Toddller-in-Chief continues with his temper tantrum, and the American government shutdown is now in its third week, it is good to know that unpaid federal workers are not being forgotten. Indeed, the U.S. Coastguard has offered a plethora of suggestions as to how its employees can get through
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Are Americans Too Stupid?
The government of the United States has shut down. Republicans are outraged. Richard Wolff writes: Today’s Republican party is built on principle. As a matter of principle, the GOP believes it is the only party that can shut down government as a negotiating tactic. The Democrats’ job is to keep
Continue readingLeDaro: U.S government shutdown ends but at what cost
It is estimated that the government shutdown cost the U.S $24 billion. Moreover, the country’s credit rating is in doubt and international confidence in U.S credit is in doubt. Will this drama be repeated come next year? Mark Wilson / Getty Images Open for business, but the shutdown cost plenty.
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The writing is on the wall that the U.S is hurting because of this shutdown. After tomorrow the U.S government may not be able to pay its debt installments. Warren Buffett calls it ‘pure act of idiocy’. What is wrong with the Congress? Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news,
Continue readingLeDaro: John Boehner, Speaker of the House, is unhappy!
Poor John Boehner. He wants to compromise on Government shutdown but Tea-bagger Repugs don’t agree with him. He is in a great dilemma.
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What is in it for the Repugs?Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) says: “We’re not going to be disrespected,” Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) told The Washington Examiner. “We have to get something out of this. And I don’t know what that even is.”Hurray! There is something for Repugs but as usual they
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