Protests?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone heard of any protests happening if the fed shuts down? I'm a USG employee and frankly I'm not even sure if I'm allowed to protest....I'm not a tea party person or republican and at this point although I'm a lifelong democratic I'm absolutely disgusted by Congress's inability to get shit done. So, where's the protest? I'm also angry that they'll be taking their salaries home during a shutdown but likely won't give any USG employees any backpay during a furlough.

[Anonymous]

Who cares anymore. Just print the money until we can't buy gas or bread. Buy gold and ammo for barter. Let the Feds work for worthless dollars. Just end it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who cares anymore. Just print the money until we can't buy gas or bread. Buy gold and ammo for barter. Let the Feds work for worthless dollars. Just end it.

Yeah, because our problem has been inflation. Oh wait, it hasn't.

[Anonymous]

There's a lot of discussion that if the Fed government shuts down and the impact is that DC garbage collections are suspended (I'm not sure I understand the causality, but apparently garbage collection will be stopped.), then people should leave their garbage bags on the steps of the House or the House office buildings. Garbage bags for Tea Baggers, or something like that. (or Garbage In, Garbage Out).

[Anonymous]

I wish all feds would go on strike - including the essential ones. Then the Tea Party would see how useless the government really is . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who cares anymore. Just print the money until we can't buy gas or bread. Buy gold and ammo for barter. Let the Feds work for worthless dollars. Just end it.

That sounds pretty extreme as a response to something that used to be pretty common:

Are shutdowns common?

Not in recent years. Six shutdowns occurred between fiscal 1977 and fiscal 1980. An additional nine occurred between fiscal 1981 and fiscal 1996. The most recent shutdown stretched from mid-December 1995 until early January 1996.

How long do shutdowns normally last?

Shutdowns in the 1970s and 1980s ranged from three days to 17 days, according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS). A five-day shutdown occurred in November 1995, and a shutdown stretching from mid-December 1995 to early January 1996 lasted 21 days — the longest in modern history.