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I do believe the house, independent of any other branch of government, has the ability to SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT.

I'm Civil Service and would lose my paycheck if that occurred. I say GO FOR IT...

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You would only lose half your paycheck under my plan, and I would as a military retiree lose half of mine, but at least we would have a balanced budget and a paycheck and perhaps in the process save the country.

Remember all cuts are shared equally by all segments of the population and government. Fifty percent across the board immediately. Medicare, medicaid, welfare, social security, military, congress, bureaucracies, executive branch, etc etc.

Is the country worth saving. The country yes, half the sponges living here, that is another question entirely.