[Peace-discuss] AFL-CIO: 8 Things You Need to Know About the Shutdown
"E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森"
ewj at pigsqq.org
Fri Oct 4 13:23:34 UTC 2013
We're the government.
We are the source of everything good.
You really dont want to try living without us.
So --
Assume the position, Bitch.
Get down on your knees.
On 10/04/13 21:15, David Johnson wrote:
> *The question that I have wondered about is if this Govt. shut-down
> dispute is " staged " shock doctrine tactics ?*
> *Like the Fiscal Cliff " negotiations " last year.*
> **
> *David J.*
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* "E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森" <mailto:ewj at pigsqq.org>
> *To:* Robert Naiman <mailto:naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
> *Cc:* Peace-discuss List <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 03, 2013 11:20 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Peace-discuss] AFL-CIO: 8 Things You Need to Know
> About the Shutdown
>
> I think it's just make-believe partisan crap, exaggeration,
> accelerated nonsense.
>
> Shame on all those who support the Obot.
>
>
>
>
> On 10/04/13 10:07, Robert Naiman wrote:
>> If they were shutting down the Pentagon, I might have some
>> sympathy for your position. But that's the one part of the
>> government that they're not shutting down.
>>
>> There is a big problem with the partisan discussion - it's
>> excluding the Pentagon. A key reason that I agreed to host this
>> event was to make sure that the Pentagon was included in the
>> discussion.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 7:06 PM, "E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森"
>> <ewj at pigsqq.org <mailto:ewj at pigsqq.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Let's find ways to make the shutdown permanent.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/04/13 5:31, Robert Naiman wrote:
>>>
>>> http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/8-Things-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-Shutdown
>>>
>>> 8 Things You Need to Know About the Shutdown
>>> Seth D. Michaels
>>>
>>> This post originally appeared at Working America.
>>>
>>> In case you haven’t heard, the government shut down [Tuesday
>>> morning] as Congress failed to pass a “continuing
>>> resolution” to keep it operating. You’ll hear a lot of
>>> people saying this is a “standoff” or a simple case of two
>>> sides being unable to compromise. But it’s not politics as
>>> usual—it’s an unusual, and dangerous, hijacking of politics
>>> by a determined minority. Here are eight things to keep in
>>> mind as you watch this play out.
>>>
>>> 1. It’s Totally Optional: First and foremost, there’s no
>>> reason for a shutdown, except that House Republicans refuse
>>> to pass a continuing resolution (CR) without attaching
>>> unrelated provisions to undermine the Affordable Care Act.
>>> This is not an inevitable crisis. It’s a manufactured one.
>>>
>>> 2. About 800,000 People Aren’t Working, Many Working Without
>>> Pay: That’s according to this good, comprehensive overview
>>> by Brad Plumer of The Washington Post. “Non-essential
>>> employees” like medical researchers, pesticide regulators,
>>> wage-law enforcement officials and veterans’ benefits
>>> processors are staying home today, and it’s unclear whether
>>> they’ll get back pay. That hit households hard.*
>>>
>>> 3. A Lot of People Could Go Without Benefits: Per Plumer’s
>>> report, some services provided by the government—like
>>> disability claims and pensions for veterans and food aid for
>>> low-income parents—will fall short if the shutdown goes on
>>> too long.
>>>
>>> 4. That’s Awful for the Economy: When people don’t get the
>>> money they’re expecting to get, they can’t do things like
>>> buy food or pay rent. When families and businesses don’t
>>> know when government will re-open, that makes matters worse.
>>> One economic research firm estimates the cost of a shutdown
>>> to our economy at $300 million a day.
>>>
>>> 5. Senate Democrats Have Already Compromised: The CR that
>>> Senate Democrats have passed, multiple times, isn’t based on
>>> their ideal budget. It’s based on the House Republicans’
>>> lower spending levels, which lock in place sequestration cuts.
>>>
>>> 6. Keeping the Government Open Isn’t a Concession: House
>>> Republicans are trying to say that they’re just trying to
>>> “negotiate” with the Senate. But “do what we say or the
>>> economy gets it” isn’t a “negotiation.” It does not
>>> constitute a compromise on their part to “offer” to fund
>>> government operations. It’s called “governing.”
>>>
>>> 7. Many Republicans Understand What They’re Doing Is Crazy,
>>> Are Doing It Anyway: It’s simply not the case that most, or
>>> even all, Republicans, are enthusiastic about forcing a
>>> standoff. Even conservative writers admit that this is about
>>> a small, committed ideological caucus within the Republican
>>> Party. As Kate Nocera reports, Wisconsin Republican Reid
>>> Ribble called the shutdown strategy “irrational” and
>>> admitted that it would cause “risk to our economy.” And
>>> yet—out of loyalty to leadership, fear of a primary opponent
>>> or some other mysterious reason—he voted with the rest of
>>> his party for the “irrational” and economy-damaging strategy
>>> at every opportunity. You get zero credit for knowing the
>>> right thing if you keep doing the wrong thing anyway.
>>>
>>> 8. It’s Undemocratic: Government by manufactured crisis and
>>> hostage-taking violates the basic norms of democracy—and the
>>> polls show that shutting down government to block or
>>> undermine the new health care law is a deeply unpopular
>>> position. Republicans are engaging in this behavior because
>>> they couldn’t win enough power in elections to get what they
>>> want any other way. It’s absurd to accept that as normal.
>>>
>>> As this situation unfolds, keep those eight points in mind.
>>>
>>> *Full disclosure: as the spouse of a federal employee, I’m
>>> part of one of these hard-hit households.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Robert Naiman
>>> Policy Director
>>> Just Foreign Policy
>>> www.justforeignpolicy.org <http://www.justforeignpolicy.org>
>>> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
>>> <mailto:naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
>>>
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>> --
>> Robert Naiman
>> Policy Director
>> Just Foreign Policy
>> www.justforeignpolicy.org <http://www.justforeignpolicy.org>
>> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org <mailto:naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
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