Heh, sure it is.
All I see in that comment there are sour grapes. Indeed, we'll see how things turn out.
There's no denying that the media treats liberal causes and politicians differently than conservative ones. We could argue to what degree that is true, but that's a different discussion.
The so-called "money-grubbing CEOs" are not the 1%. They're closer to the 0.001%. But you're kinda correct, the top 5% will absorb most of the costs. That group of people pays a majority of all taxes, and it will be the tax payer that funds any extra spending at the end of the day.
RIIIIGHT... because they only get their funding from the federal government!
I see... so in your eyes, Republicans are racist terrorist hostage takers? Perhaps instead they're simply following the will of their constituents and doing their elected duty?
Well, yeah, of course the DNC is going to try and play every political card they have. In this case, that means they're sending out the president to sling as much mud at the GOP as he can. With the bulk of the media behind him, he'll probably convince over 50% of independents that most of the blame is on the GOP's…
Yeah, according to polls, most Americans view our government as a bunch of roaches, too. Especially Congress.
I also work in software. I've done my reading. You're wrong.
CNN polls, like Fox News polls, probably shouldn't be taken at face value. And the Republicans that you're talking about wanted a healthcare fix that addressed tort reform and across-state-lines-insurance, which are two things that DIRECTLY OPPOSE the ACA and so were obviously never even considered.
Why doesn't the DNC compromise with the GOP? —Because the GOP are terrorists!
Republican.
Sure, I'll address it. There has never been a year that support outnumbered opposition for the ACA. Less than 50% of the country supports the law. The cited reasons are irrelevant.
There are other ways aside from a veto-proof majority to fight for the will of your constituents, clearly provided for in the Constitution. The GOP is using one such mechanism right now. You just don't like it is all.
Yes, yes he is. Both parties are valuing their ideology over keeping the government funded over the next few weeks. Both of them.
I think that the people affected by this (the less than 1% of the population) will be inconvenienced, and their organizations will spend extra money to catch back up. But in that time, the tax payer will be *not* paying for those programs. So it's mostly a wash.
The process of founding a country doesn't end as soon as the first year starts. It took decades to found the United States. Our "Founding Fathers" wrote the Bill of Rights. But nice try, one day you might win an argument with word play. But it is not this day.
Yes, government workers and politicians constitute less than 1% of the population, and of them, only about 40% will be furloughed.