The US federal government might shutdown Friday. WTF?

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noiseredux wrote:some of the dumbest people I've ever met eat turkey sandwiches. Some of the other dumbest people I've met get their hair cut on Thursdays. What's your point exactly?
Do I really need to spell it out for you? Just because somebody dogmatically clings to a political belief does not a) automatically make them correct or b) make them a qualified expert in the issues. Internet forum political discussions almost always utilize personal insults and vitriol to try and “prove” their point of view.

Although I know somebody will retort with some witty slander towards me, I will attempt to get back on topic: seems like they agreed on an extension for a few days. I wonder how long until they pass a real budget?
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saturnfan wrote:
noiseredux wrote:some of the dumbest people I've ever met eat turkey sandwiches. Some of the other dumbest people I've met get their hair cut on Thursdays. What's your point exactly?
Do I really need to spell it out for you? Just because somebody dogmatically clings to a political belief does not a) automatically make them correct or b) make them a qualified expert in the issues. Internet forum political discussions almost always utilize personal insults and vitriol to try and “prove” their point of view.

Although I know somebody will retort with some witty slander towards me, I will attempt to get back on topic: seems like they agreed on an extension for a few days. I wonder how long until they pass a real budget?
I thought they did come to an agreement, and the extension was just so they can hammer out the actual language.
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I just heard the info second hand this morning (I am not at home). It is probably about time though; I mean the cuts they were arguing about are practically pennies.
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I just caught a bit of it on the nightly news at work, so I don't know most of the details.

I believe they agreed to something like $30 billion in cuts. You could probably find out on just about any news site out there I'm sure though.
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AppleQueso wrote:I just caught a bit of it on the nightly news at work, so I don't know most of the details.

I believe they agreed to something like $30 billion in cuts. You could probably find out on just about any news site out there I'm sure though.
$38 billion, to be exact. I was hoping for more, but it's still better than nothing.
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I can't find a single article stating what exactly they cut :/ They're all full of what they didn't cut. I guess they'll let us know eventually?
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