How is the Government shut-down affecting you?

[ANNEE]

Thanks for the replies folks.

Enjoy your arguments. I just wanted to know how much it was affecting you and your family, but instead Gaza, Trump, healthcare and even Ukraine got dragged into the thread.

Unfuckingbelievable…
Tecate

To be just a little bit fair -- it's only been shut down one day -- and healthcare is the reason.

But I do apologize.

Thank you for making a thread.  I hope it doesn't discourage you from making more.

ANNEE

[IAMTAT]

So, I don’t really want to get political, I just want to know how this is affecting the American people on this forum.

As a Canadian from the outside looking in, I’m just curious.

Are you all doing ok? Has it affected you personally yet?

No need to get angry about the cause, just asking.


Tecate

Hasn't affected me or anyone I know...although, I think Chuck Schumer will be losing his job.

[RazorV66]

Why don't you listen to people working two three jobs who still can't pay the bills. That's their life.

Get a better job.

[FlyersFan]

The Democrats want to keep Health Care.  Every Republican voted against it.

The Democrats want to keep health care for illegals being paid for by us citizen taxpayers.
Republicans voted against that.
Get it right.

[FlyersFan]

But I won't deny children healthcare or education.

You deny them food.   That's what  you do every time you abuse the food banks and go and hoard food, stocking your pantry and freezer to the brim, with food from the food pantries that you don't need.   You take food away from people who really need it.   That food is for people who can't afford food and who are going hungry.  It's not for you to supplement your income with.   Shame on you.

[FlyersFan]

I would not deny them medical care or education.

You deny them life.   You support abortion for any reason.   That's denying them medical care and education and even life itself.

[FlyersFan]

I support women's autonomy and LIVING CHILDREN.

When ALL LIVING CHILDREN -- are cared for -- sheltered -- educated -- have healthcare -- etc.

The baby in the womb has a heartbeat and brain waves.   He or she plays with her toes and sucks her fingers.   She hiccups and responds to noise outside the womb.   He or she has fingerprints at 9 weeks in the womb and is very much ALIVE.

[FlyersFan]

No excuse to start a genocide and pretend that's not what is happening here.

Lame.  There is no genocide in Gaza.   That's absurd mindless rhetoric.

[Truthhurts]

The baby in the womb has a heartbeat and brain waves.   He or she plays with her toes and sucks her fingers.   She hiccups and responds to noise outside the womb.   He or she has fingerprints at 9 weeks in the womb and is very much ALIVE.

The Reich wing raises a loud outcry regarding abortion, yet remains silent about the plight of children who are already born and suffering from hunger. They back those corrupt politicians who oppose initiatives aimed at assisting these children. Naturally, their attitude is, 'not my child, not my problem.' So forgive us for not buying into your nonsense; this isn't about the welfare of children, it's about exerting control

[FlyersFan]

The Reich wing ...

Reductio ad Hitlerum

The attempt to make an argument analogous with Hitler or the Nazi party.  Hitler is probably the most universally despised figure in history, so any connection to Hitler, or his beliefs, can (erroneously) cause others to view the argument in a similar light.  However, this fallacy is becoming more well known as is the fact that it is most often a desperate attempt to render the truth claim of the argument invalid out of lack of a good counter argument.

Logically Fallacious