Dear Americans: Why did your Government shut down?

http://youtu.be/_QtacwLvOm0

Zombie Apocalypse. Your government just doesn't want you to know about it yet.

Yay! National Parks reopen!!!! Now those people that count on tourist dollars can make money!!!!
I admit hidden agenda... I can carry on witb my trip that had to be rescheduled due to that mess!!!!

They are all a bunch of greedy self centered politicians. Each party has their own agenda and couldnt care less about the country, they just want to push their own programs. If the entire country collapsed, I don't think they would care as long ad they were able to profit from it.

^^This^^

Because polls suck at their job.

TPTB keep gorging themselves on reflationary policy that keeps the fat cat wall street guys stealing the masses blind via a massive transfer of wealth that most people cant even comprehend and would honestly be terrified to become aware of.

Welcome to the fall of the American Empire

It's shut down 17 times since 1978. Nothing to see. It's all political theater.

Yes it is, lets see if it happens again next year

like spoiled-rotten children ...... they all suck ......

and of course they get THEIR paychecks, don't worry about that :grumble:

Hey! I am from Canada and I just recently heard that the American Government has shut down... yeah yeah I don't get out much ... so can someone explain this to me!!

The government did not "shut down," despite the hype from the politicians and media. A few consumer-facing departments went on vacation. The IRS stayed open. The NSA stayed open. The prisons stayed open. The taxes got collected and the checks were paid.

Interestingly, while the National Parks were closed, most of the park employees had to stay on duty -- to run off the people who wanted to use the parks. Park employees who formerly let people in now stood at the entrance and kept people out. So even the parks didn't shut down. They just kept out the visitors.

Both the Republicans and Democrats created a fake "crisis" so that each could scream about the other, and then engage in massive fund-raising campaigns. It seems to be working, too. Both parties are engaged in record-breaking fund-raising activities now that each has proven how bad the other is. In the end, nothing changed. The taxes are still high, the spending is still reckless, the jobless rates are still unacceptable, and neither side has any idea about what to do. So they created a diversion, and people will argue about it until the next election.

Yay! National Parks reopen!!!! Now those people that count on tourist dollars can make money!!!!
I admit hidden agenda... I can carry on witb my trip that had to be rescheduled due to that mess!!!!

Not so fast sista, the House hasn't vote yet, and you know that those kids are always full of surprises...

Yup Bonehead, I mean Bohner may do a last minute switch so we can have some more drama for tomorrow.

Do not get me started. Why one group of idiots continue to spend more money than they bring in, year after year, without being fired or thrown in jail. And continuing to pass bill after bill that they make themselves exempt from. Meanwhile people call wall-street corrupt. At least every once and a while one of those guys get fired or thrown in jail.

Hey! I am from Canada and I just recently heard that the American Government has shut down... yeah yeah I don't get out much ... so can someone explain this to me!!

The government did not "shut down," despite the hype from the politicians and media. A few consumer-facing departments went on vacation. The IRS stayed open. The NSA stayed open. The prisons stayed open. The taxes got collected and the checks were paid.

Interestingly, while the National Parks were closed, most of the park employees had to stay on duty -- to run off the people who wanted to use the parks. Park employees who formerly let people in now stood at the entrance and kept people out. So even the parks didn't shut down. They just kept out the visitors.

Both the Republicans and Democrats created a fake "crisis" so that each could scream about the other, and then engage in massive fund-raising campaigns. It seems to be working, too. Both parties are engaged in record-breaking fund-raising activities now that each has proven how bad the other is. In the end, nothing changed. The taxes are still high, the spending is still reckless, the jobless rates are still unacceptable, and neither side has any idea about what to do. So they created a diversion, and people will argue about it until the next election.

800,000 federal employees were sent home on unpaid furloughed 10/1. And while most should receive back pay, eventually, there are contract employees that were furloughed and will not get any back pay.

There was a story of a 92 year old woman, America's oldest full-time park ranger, that was furloughed. And plenty of stories about couples that had plans to get married at various parks that were not able to, due to the shut down, and the zoos that were closed, and family vacations to national parks cancelled.

I blame the idiots that keep voting in these greedy politicians.......

people get the govt they deserve

They are all a bunch of greedy self centered politicians. Each party has their own agenda and couldnt care less about the country, they just want to push their own programs. If the entire country collapsed, I don't think they would care as long ad they were able to profit from it.

This says it all.