10/11/13
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/11/showdown-day-11-the-lowdown/?hpt=hp_t1
The government is still in shutdown mode. Different people and programs are continuing to go with money and funding. The debt limit deadline is less than a week away. Some specific areas of the country really hurting from the shutdown: the fishing industry, North Carolina's food aid recipients, Maine's heating for low income families and a bunch of bills and payments to the people of DC. The people who issue the fishermen permits are off the job which means the fishermen themselves don't have their permits. The crab season starts in a few days and without permits they will all be without a way to make a living. Other countries will take advantage of this and import cheap fish to the US. The Congress controls most of DC's money and so with no debt ceiling agreement reached yet there is no money to help DC run. The good news after all this is that a deal might be getting closer to being reached. Republican senators came with a new deal and spoke with President Obama this morning. It included a plan to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the government but did not include a tax on medicinal devices that would used to fund Obamacare.
I think that a deal needs to made; and made quick. The deadline is less that a week away, and consequences will follow if an agreement is not made. Both sides have become so stubborn and wanting to win this battle that I just don't know what will come out of this. We need to reopen the government and get people their paychecks back. Everyone knows this and I hope that everyone in Congress realizes this as I suspect they do. Even though I am no supported of Obamacare and do not want it funded or be put in affect I believe that the Republicans need to put a deal that the Democrats will accept forward; even if that includes funding Obamacare. It has been passed over and over and we should see if it works out. Lets please just get the government out of a shutdown, whatever it takes.
I agree with you that the government needs to reopen. Both sides have been very stubborn in deals that they have been presenting. But you say that the Republicans need to do whatever it takes, even if it allows Obamacare to be funded. The thing about the Republicans is that they think that Obamacare will ruin the country. That's why they haven't been willing to compromise a lot. Democrats are saying that if Republicans don't fund Obamacare, then bad things like a depression could happen. But the Republicans think that by passing and funding Obamacare, bad things could happen to our economy and government. That's why they're so stubborn. I agree with the Republicans also. I think that Obamacare is the downfall of society.
ReplyDeleteSo it comes down to do we fund Obamacare and see if it fails or not, or do we stop it before it even gets to that point. I would prefer to not let it be funded but if we need to just to pass a budget and whatnot then might as well and see if it does our country any good.
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