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The 'Doomsday' Scenario: Here's What to Expect if the Shutdown Drags On
NBC News...Fakenest Maximus ^ | 1-10-19 | Dareh Gregorian

Posted on 01/12/2019 4:28:38 PM PST by CincyRichieRich

The country would face an economic hellscape if the government shutdown lasts "months or even years," as the president has suggested it might, experts tell NBC News.

The doomsday scenario might be unlikely — the longest the federal government has ever shut down is 21 days, a record that will fall if the current closure lasts until Saturday — but it is chilling.

"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:

38 million low-income Americans lose food stamps 6 million face an uncertain timetable for collecting tax refunds 2 million without rental assistance and facing possible eviction 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

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: The Toll

The dependents will not get any free stuff


21 posted on 01/12/2019 4:44:00 PM PST by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: goldstategop
I'll have less please! 😄
22 posted on 01/12/2019 4:44:36 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: dfwgator

The Democrats are more worried about those that will be late getting the tax credits that are many times that of which they paid in


23 posted on 01/12/2019 4:46:24 PM PST by digger48
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To: CincyRichieRich

The word Doomsday should be reserved for the actual day.

The govt shutdown is more on the level of squeezing skin blemishes.


24 posted on 01/12/2019 4:48:02 PM PST by lurk
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To: Pikachu_Dad

I try to cut my withholdings just low enough to escape the under payment penalty. And I can pay tax due on April 15th.


25 posted on 01/12/2019 4:51:42 PM PST by entropy12 (One million LEGAL immigrants/year is too many, without vetting for skills, Wealth or English skills.)
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To: Drew68

Just declare exemptions on your W-4, to reduce the withholding.


26 posted on 01/12/2019 4:54:16 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: noiseman
And what is the common denominator in nearly all of those dire predictions?...government dependence! This should be a lesson to everyone to stop expecting the government to provide everything “for free.”

Ding ding ding ding ... we have a winner! You're 100% correct!

27 posted on 01/12/2019 4:55:04 PM PST by SFConservative
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To: CincyRichieRich

Maybe all those federal workers should learn to code!


28 posted on 01/12/2019 5:01:12 PM PST by cdcdawg
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To: dfwgator
A tax refund means you gave the government an interest-free loan.

You're right. Every year I pay the IRS, and it may come to a screeching halt. I read somewhere we won't be allowed to have extra dollars withheld, however it may be media fake news.
Time will tell.

29 posted on 01/12/2019 5:01:53 PM PST by LucyT
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To: CincyRichieRich
The country would face an economic hellscape if the government shutdown lasts "months or even years," as the president has suggested it might, experts tell NBC News.

The shutdown could end in a heartbeat if so willed by the Democrats. It is only common sense that American citizens should be protected from crime and disease carried into our country by illegal aliens. The Democrats strongly supported a wall, so what is the issue for them? The amount of money is not really an issue either; we spend more on sugar subsidies.

Do the Democrats want to destroy our country? Do they believe in enforcing the laws? Why are they hurting themselves? Is their hate for Trump greater than their love of country and the people who elected them?

Why are Pelosi and Schumer putting us all at risk? Why do they want the killing to continue?

30 posted on 01/12/2019 5:04:51 PM PST by olezip
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To: CincyRichieRich

And here’s what to do. Private sector employees, keep working and take all of the work you can get. Bosses, hire more people, if you can. Consumers, make a few improvements at home.

Show them a greater Trump boom. Be cheerful. Spread the glee! ;-)


31 posted on 01/12/2019 5:10:34 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: CincyRichieRich

General history:

Gov has budget.
Problem comes up, gov has to raise budget.
Problem goes away, gov does not reduce budget, spends money on something else.
Repeat n-times.
Disaster strikes, gov raises budget - no money to be had.


32 posted on 01/12/2019 5:17:36 PM PST by fruser1
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To: CincyRichieRich

ODE says ‘hellscape’ has been around since the early 20th century.

A rather apt description of a Great War, the War to End All Wars battleground.


33 posted on 01/12/2019 5:19:21 PM PST by null and void (If they don't respect our borders, why would you expect them to respect our National Parks, or us?)
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To: Ikeon

Right? I’m always shaking my head at people who say “I’m getting big refund from the IRS!’’ None of them ever realizing it’s their own money their getting back.


34 posted on 01/12/2019 5:23:26 PM PST by jmacusa (Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: CincyRichieRich

38 million low-income Americans lose food stamps

80% of which are Illegal Aliens with anchor babies.


35 posted on 01/12/2019 5:25:03 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: olezip
Why are Pelosi and Schumer putting us all at risk? Why do they want the killing to continue?

They believe that being able to harvest adrenochrome from trafficked children that no one will miss is quite literally a matter of life and death for them.

At least that's one theory...

36 posted on 01/12/2019 5:25:24 PM PST by null and void (If they don't respect our borders, why would you expect them to respect our National Parks, or us?)
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To: fruser1

Government hasn’t had a budget in years. That’s at least half the problem.


37 posted on 01/12/2019 5:25:35 PM PST by evaporation-plus
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To: null and void

Why are Pelosi and Schumer putting us all at risk? Why do they want the killing to continue?
They believe that being able to harvest adrenochrome from trafficked children that no one will miss is quite literally a matter of life and death for them.

At least that’s one theory...
...
That plus the wall means their guaranteed power and never having to win another legitimate election is lost...so wall means they get busy dying instead of getting busy living.


38 posted on 01/12/2019 5:30:08 PM PST by CincyRichieRich (Either the Wall gets built or America becomes a democrat socialist state.)
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To: CincyRichieRich

39 posted on 01/12/2019 5:33:41 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Ciaphas Cain

40 posted on 01/12/2019 5:34:58 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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