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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsProposal: All future govt shutdowns should include the entirety of the US govt. Including...
the military. That would put an end to hostage taking by the Republicans.
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Proposal: All future govt shutdowns should include the entirety of the US govt. Including... (Original Post)
Yavin4
Dec 2018
OP
No, because they think that those of us getting Social Security are
PoindexterOglethorpe
Dec 2018
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sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)1. Yes. Democrats are letting GOP screw them by funding part of govt
manor321
(3,344 posts)2. Shutdowns just need to stop Social Security checks :)
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
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
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
Is that an outcome youd want?