I thought that was state related...

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The IRS budget has been reduced by roughly 20%. Meanwhile, the richest 1% have been able to evade as much as $163 billion a year in taxes. These things are directly connected.

"Non-essential services" shut down. Roll that phrase around in your head while other people to afford things like essential auto repairs, mortgage payments, roof repairs and tuition while having around half of their income confiscated to pay for that slop.

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“Quod scripsi, scripsi"

“Serpent's breath, charm of death and life, thy omen of making!”

You know, like these.

VBA Regional Offices public
contact services will not be
available
• No decisions on claims appeals
or motions will be issued by the
Board of Veterans Appeals
• Freedom of Information Act
queries will not be processed
• Privacy Act requests will not
be processed
• VA’s homepage (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
will be updated intermittently
• VA’s main and hospital Social
Media Web sites will be updated
intermittently (Facebook, Twitter,
Blog, etc.)
• Recruiting and hiring of Veteran
job applicants will cease with the
exception of the Veterans Health
Administration
• Presidential Memorial certificates
will not be processed
• Interments at National
Cemeteries will be conducted
on a reduced schedule
• Overseas Military coordinator
operations will be suspended
• VA Secretary correspondence
with Veterans and VSOs
suspended
• Outreach and Public Awareness
Activities
• VetSuccess on Campus
suspended
• Vocational Rehabilitation and
Education Counseling will be
limited
• VBA will not be able to continue
overtime for claims processors
• Claims processing and payments
in the compensation, pension,
education, and vocational
rehabilitation programs are
anticipated to continue through
late October. However, in the
event of a prolonged shutdown,
claims processing and payments
in these programs would be
suspended when available
funding is exhausted

When considering the hyperemotion of the Hapless Left serf class, theses "shutdowns," are reminiscent of the confusion one might expect of a flock of fattened sheep on the day that their alcoholic shepherds have passed out and failed to appear.

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“Quod scripsi, scripsi"

“Serpent's breath, charm of death and life, thy omen of making!”

Ideology trumps real life.

Ideology shapes the lives of human beings. This pretty much became the case with the domestication of fire.

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“Quod scripsi, scripsi"

“Serpent's breath, charm of death and life, thy omen of making!”

Yup. "Non-essential." That's how the strong arm men who take the money from productive individuals to pay for all the silliness have defined it. You aren't calling their judgement into question are you?

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“Quod scripsi, scripsi"

“Serpent's breath, charm of death and life, thy omen of making!”

Next time I say something about conservobots I dont want to hear a word.

Ideology was also behind a lot of things. Mao comes to mind. Rather than be led by an ideology not shared by the entire country perhaps the far right should try to make a law better. It would save everyone a ton of grief. Do you know why they don't work to make the ACA better? Because of partisanship. That it. Nothing more.

Well of course. We can't have the Commoners looking behind the curtain during periods in which their Masters' incompetence is on display, now can we?

(The sheep will not see the beautiful, elegant irony here, and may continue bleating.)

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“Quod scripsi, scripsi"

“Serpent's breath, charm of death and life, thy omen of making!”