Government Shutdown

[Rockstar]

Maybe in order to understand politics, we have to look at the word itself: "Politics". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "Poli" and "tics". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is politics.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Maybe in order to understand politics, we have to look at the word itself: "Politics". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "Poli" and "tics". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is politics.

Greek in origin. Affairs of the cities, or something like that.

Polis means city, or city-state.

Originally Posted by Oberon

The most annoying thing is that one countries SNAFU is going to screw with half the planets economy. Eh, well, that's how it goes.

Globalism for teh lose?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Globalism for teh lose?

It does seem to have gotten out of hand, I mean I'm all for increased co-operation between countries, but total reliance on other nations for your existence in both financial and other means, it's dangerous.
But, I guess all of our nations have outgrown the nationalist self-state. Could the UK or US switch to a self-sustaining food system without either a) screwing up food prices or b) screwing up the economy?

I doubt it, sadly.


EDIT: As it comes down to this current situation, as has already been said, this is just a battlefield for the mid-terms, a rather risky game of chicken is being played with neither the Dems or the Reps wanting to blink but neither wanting to default. If the Dems blink first then they'll have their flagship (and only) program be chipped at by the GOP (because there's no way that they will settle with just one alteration) and if the GOP blinks first then their party will temporarily self-destruct as the infighting begins, and if neither blink then they're both going to be lynched by the American public when the US economy hits the default.
Given how visible and vocal the rifts in the GOP are, I'd say that the Dems are pretty sure that they're holding the winning cards, which is one of the reasons they're not compromising, they know that if they can hold on, they might just break the GOP.
It's all pretty ballsy stuff, and if the world economy wasn't riding on it would be interesting for all the right reasons, but at the moment it just looks like two parties arguing as the boat moves towards the waterfall...

[Oberon]

Looks like a deal is close to being finalised, and Cruz has said that he won't block it, so the can will be kicked down the road until next year at least. However the likelihood of default has been reduced unless something goes very wrong in voting, but given that Cruz has given his blessing to it, then it's likely to roll through just fine, just in time...as always.

[Jimbuna]

No big surprise...same old same old.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Looks like a deal is close to being finalised, and Cruz has said that he won't block it, so the can will be kicked down the road until next year at least.

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

No big surprise...same old same old.

Applicable, and obligatory, and mind you, this was upload two years ago:

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Applicable, and obligatory, and mind you, this was upload two years ago:

Aye, snag is, I think that the hole has been dug so deep now that there is no way out of it.