In 2009, President Obama told Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA), Elections have consequences, and I won. As with his healthcare law, amid this years impasse, he said there will be no negotiations on the debt ceiling and I shouldnt have to offer anything in dealing with Republicans. To ensure that Americans got the message, the National Park Service was told to make life as difficult for people as we can, one frustrated ranger informed reporters. As the White House, Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse over debt limits, the budget and the growing disaster that is Obamacare, the situation has become surreal. Some 800,000 federal workers were furloughed without pay, and the economic ripples caused many local businesses to lose revenues. The pain is palpable. But for government workers it is only temporary. The House voted to restore the government employees paychecks once the brinkmanship is over; the Senate will almost certainly follow. Thats how previous shutdowns were handled. Moreover, the Defense Department has already brought back most of its 350,000 furloughed civilian workers. However, those local private sector workers will never recoup their lost income - and thats only the leading edge of the economic tsunami, and the way the President runs his Executive Branch.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:48:21 +0000
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