Unnecessary shutdowns

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

The federal government is shutting down a lot of things that are either don't need to be shut down (because they cost no money to operate) or actually cost more to shut down than they do to keep operating. These include both national parks and government agency websites.

http://www.ijreview.com/2013/10/84362-13-national-parks-impacted-government-shutdown/
http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/02/government-will-shut-down-websites-even

We're at the point where the government is just being petty and working on zooming well past that point.

For those who think it's justified because the Republicans won't budge on Obamacare, that just doesn't fit the facts.



As a libertarian, I'm fine with permanently cutting 800,000 federal workers and I think it's nice that they've identified the agencies we can do without, but I'd rather it happen with at least the standard 2-week warning for people. Pretty much all politicians in office right now are acting like children, but that's what happens when the electorate is also.

Comments

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

Wait, wasn't Roosevelt a commie in disguise?? At least that's what I'm being told.

You guys are so confusing.

[peristaltor.livejournal.com]

Oh, no. He flirted with non-money policies to jump start production, but a near coup changed his mind. As a deal to the bigwigs funding his removal from office, he agreed to not prosecute them in return for returning the country to the gold standard (which further fucked the economy in '34).

Big mouths on the far, far right want him to be a commie, but actual commies think he's a bit of a right-wing traitor. That didn't make him unpopular, thankfully.