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[WadeFillingame]

From [b]"The 'doomsday' scenario: Here's what happens if the shutdown drags on"[/b] on NBC

[i]"We'll be in no man's land," Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, told NBC News.

If the worst were to happen, experts say the devastating impact would be widespread:

    [b]38 million low-income Americans lose food stamps[/b]
  [b] [color=red]6 million face an uncertain timetable for collecting tax refunds[/color][/b]
  [b] 2 million without rental assistance and facing possible eviction[/b]
    800,000 paycheck-less federal employees plunged into dire financial straits
    Shuttered parks and museums while overstressed airports cause tourism to tank
    Federal court system slows to a crawl
    Disaster relief money doesn't get to storm-ravaged areas
    Lapsed FDA and EPA inspections lead to dangerous outbreaks
    Private companies looking to go public are stuck in limbo
    Stock market plummets[/i]

Anyone else see the problem here?

[dave400]

[quote author=XTR link=topic=47031.msg186644#msg186644 date=1547146240]
From [b]"The 'doomsday' scenario: Here's what happens if the shutdown drags on"[/b] on NBC

[i]"We'll be in no man's land," Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, told NBC News.

If the worst were to happen, experts say the devastating impact would be widespread:

    [b]38 million low-income Americans lose food stamps[/b]
   [b] [color=red]6 million face an uncertain timetable for collecting tax refunds[/color][/b]
   [b] 2 million without rental assistance and facing possible eviction[/b]
    800,000 paycheck-less federal employees plunged into dire financial straits
    Shuttered parks and museums while overstressed airports cause tourism to tank
    Federal court system slows to a crawl
    Disaster relief money doesn't get to storm-ravaged areas
    Lapsed FDA and EPA inspections lead to dangerous outbreaks
    Private companies looking to go public are stuck in limbo
    Stock market plummets[/i]

Anyone else see the problem here?
[/quote]give the man his 5 billion. simple solution.

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[Bigjohnshea]

[quote author=XTR link=topic=47031.msg186644#msg186644 date=1547146240]
Anyone else see the problem here?
[/quote]


Yes. Same problem we have had for two years. Trump.


As for the guy above who just wants to hand over 5 billion for a stupid border wall...

[url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.commondreams.org/views/2018/12/15/nine-things-buy-5-billion-instead-border-wall%3famp]https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.commondreams.org/views/2018/12/15/nine-things-buy-5-billion-instead-border-wall%3famp[/url]

[zeedubbya]

[quote author=XTR link=topic=47031.msg186644#msg186644 date=1547146240]
From [b]"The 'doomsday' scenario: Here's what happens if the shutdown drags on"[/b] on NBC

[i]"We'll be in no man's land," Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, told NBC News.

If the worst were to happen, experts say the devastating impact would be widespread:

    [b]38 million low-income Americans lose food stamps[/b]
   [b] [color=red]6 million face an uncertain timetable for collecting tax refunds[/color][/b]
   [b] 2 million without rental assistance and facing possible eviction[/b]
    800,000 paycheck-less federal employees plunged into dire financial straits
    Shuttered parks and museums while overstressed airports cause tourism to tank
    Federal court system slows to a crawl
    Disaster relief money doesn't get to storm-ravaged areas
    Lapsed FDA and EPA inspections lead to dangerous outbreaks
    Private companies looking to go public are stuck in limbo
    Stock market plummets[/i]

Anyone else see the problem here?
[/quote]

I assume since it’s in red you mean the tax refund issue.  The problem here is in how many people see an income tax refund as a paycheck, when they have just let the US Govt hold on to their money for 1.5 years.  Also, I am quite certain it has been said the IRS is going to have the ability to process refunds. 

I am most shocked by the 1 in 8 Americans receiving food stamps.  Wow.  Whenever I go to the local Walmart that number seems much much higher—more like 1 in 3...  :laugh:

[Bigjohnshea]

[quote author=zeedubbya link=topic=47031.msg186648#msg186648 date=1547148757]
I assume since it’s in red you mean the tax refund issue.  The problem here is in how many people see an income tax refund as a paycheck, when they have just let the US Govt hold on to their money for 1.5 years.  Also, I am quite certain it has been said the IRS is going to have the ability to process refunds. 

I am most shocked by the 1 in 8 Americans receiving food stamps.  Wow.  Whenever I go to the local Walmart that number seems much much higher—more like 1 in 3...  :laugh:
[/quote]

You should stop shopping at Walmart. They employ more people on government assistance than any other company in the America since they deny full time hours to the bulk of their employees.

[zeedubbya]

[quote author=Bigjohnshea link=topic=47031.msg186651#msg186651 date=1547149134]
You should stop shopping at Walmart. They employ more people on government assistance than any other company in the America since they deny full time hours to the bulk of their employees.
[/quote]

Oh don’t worry, I included the employees in my 1/3 estimate.  And don’t worry your pretty little head, I don’t shop at Walmart I go for the Entertainment!  It’s way closer (and cheaper) than the zoo!

[SrsMiscer]

[quote author=Bigjohnshea link=topic=47031.msg186651#msg186651 date=1547149134]
You should stop shopping at Walmart. They employ more people on government assistance than any other company in the America since they deny full time hours to the bulk of their employees.
[/quote]

why did Walmart stop offering full time hours? curious....

[tksamtec]

5 billion is 1/10 of 1% of the budget...a drop of piss in a huge bucket. Dems who voted for walls/fencing a few years ago under Oblammy changing their argument solely because its Trump is absurd. Mainstream media outlets seem to ignore the victims....no one should be able to cross our border illegally and kill someone, not to mention the drugs this will help to stop. People visiting other foreign countries have paid huge penalties for doing much minor crimes.

Build the wall.

[Bigjohnshea]

[quote author=SrsMiscer link=topic=47031.msg186654#msg186654 date=1547150747]
why did Walmart stop offering full time hours? curious....
[/quote]


Did I say they stopped offering full time hours?

Most of Walmart’s employees are part time so that they do not qualify for benefits of various kinds.

[SrsMiscer]

[quote author=Bigjohnshea link=topic=47031.msg186657#msg186657 date=1547158475]

Did I say they stopped offering full time hours?

Most of Walmart’s employees are part time so that they do not qualify for benefits of various kinds.
[/quote]

You said Walmart denies full time hours...why’d they start doing that?