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Proposal: All future govt shutdowns should include the entirety of the US govt. Including... (Original Post) Yavin4 Dec 2018 OP
Yes. Democrats are letting GOP screw them by funding part of govt sharedvalues Dec 2018 #1
Shutdowns just need to stop Social Security checks :) manor321 Dec 2018 #2
How about we avoid the whole shutdown thing as opposed to Sherman A1 Dec 2018 #3
No, because they think that those of us getting Social Security are PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #4
That would've prevented Bill Clinton from vetoing the repub spending bill in 1995 onenote Dec 2018 #5
 

manor321

(3,344 posts)
2. Shutdowns just need to stop Social Security checks :)
Fri Dec 28, 2018, 09:49 PM
Dec 2018

That will kill the Republicans dead in 24 hours.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
3. How about we avoid the whole shutdown thing as opposed to
Fri Dec 28, 2018, 10:04 PM
Dec 2018

screwing with the earned benefit of Social Security. You know for a whole lot of people that is all they get to live on every month.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,811 posts)
4. No, because they think that those of us getting Social Security are
Fri Dec 28, 2018, 10:38 PM
Dec 2018

wastrels who don't deserve it. Not enough of them having mothers still living who are totally dependent, or close to totally dependent on it to give a flying fuck.

onenote

(42,531 posts)
5. That would've prevented Bill Clinton from vetoing the repub spending bill in 1995
Fri Dec 28, 2018, 10:42 PM
Dec 2018

Is that an outcome you’d want?

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