bmac32 Loc: West Florida

Looking for a reason to support a government shutdown? If so, please consider Obama Stripped to Skeleton Staff in a Government Shutdown.

A U.S. government shutdown means President Barack Obama will have fewer people to cook meals, do the laundry, clean the floors or change the light bulbs, according to a White House contingency plan.

About three-fourths of president’s 1,701-person staff would be sent home. The national security team would be cut back, fewer economists would be tracking the economy and there wouldn’t be as many budget officials to track spending.

Of the total, 438 people work directly for the president. Under a shutdown, 129 could continue working, according to the contingency plan.

Biden, who has a staff of 24, would have had to make do with 12.

Obama’s national security staff of 66 would be cut to 42. Similar staff cuts would be imposed at the White House Office of Management and Budget, the Council on Environmental Quality, the Council of Economic Advisers and the Office of National Drug Control Policy, which are all part of the president’s executive office.

Fantastic Idea

If you think that a government shutdown is a fantastic idea (I sure do), then please contact your elected representatives and let them know.
IMF Proposes Eurozone Fiscal Union, Banking Union, Harmonized Employment, Common Unemployment Scheme, Firewall Tax

In the biggest nannycrat proposal ever, the IMF announced it's vision for the United States of Europe (without using that name to describe the proposal).

Via translation from El Pais, please consider IMF suggests common unemployment benefits for the eurozone.

The IMF proposes more discipline, more fiscal integration, and the creation of a common unemployment benefit and risk sharing scheme to help the club of countries that have experienced damage in this crisis currency.

Fund staff argues that ommon fiscal governance, along with the banking union, are necessary to offset the "weaknesses in the architecture" of the eurozone, reinforce the club of 17 to future crises. In addition, the study argues that the most urgent step to acquire banking union goes through a firewall overall tax.

The pillars of a fiscal union , according to IMF staff, go through a series of mechanisms to pool the risks and avoid further costly bailouts, always subject to greater fiscal discipline. The tighter control over public finances of each country, which occur revenues and expenditures, is the condition of these forward-looking statements, both from the point of view of the IMF and Brussels.

Obedience and monitoring standards would allow the creation of a liquidity fund for troubled countries including a common unemployment benefit or "rainy day fund".

This fund would be nurtured with an amount equivalent to between 1.5% and 2% of the GDP of member countries, which is in line for a fund with Germany for its most troubled regions.

Harmonisation of Employment

But there is much work ahead for something like a common shutdown could crystallize into a eurozone labor markets as diverse. "A common insurance scheme would require a minimum of harmonization in taxation of employment plus pension rights, which would be a positive step towards a single labor market," the report warns.

The fiscal integration also requires a kind of Eurobonds or form of joint financing, led by the center of power and backed by global revenue, which would be possible once common tax structure is already underway.

A single monitoring mechanism should complement a firm commitment to establish a strong firewall " to anchor confidence in the banking system. " And this will require common money too: "While some insurance against banking fiascos be funded by the industry itself, a common fund for recapitalization, liquidation and deposit guarantee would reduce the risk of infection."


The True Vision - A United State of Europe

That is the most comprehensive vision for the United States of Europe we have seen yet. And I propose an immediate up-or-down vote, right now, in all of the 17 member countries.

I am quite sure the unemployed in Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Italy will be 100% in favor of a common unemployment scheme, especially if Germany would foot the bill. And France would always vote for more taxes as a matter of course, the bigger the tax hikes the better.

Common work rules would have to be along the lines of the French work rules of course. And who could possibly be against common pension schemes at the expense of Germany and the Northern European countries?

The more I think about this the more perfect the proposal is. It is complete with every nuance the nannycrats want. So let's not delay. We need an up-or-down vote right now, not by the governments of each country, but rather by the citizens of each county who can decide if they like all of the proposed benefits and taxes necessary to make the United States of Europe work.

OffGrid9 Loc: off-grid, down in a canyon, mostly

Hiya, Bmac. Hate to carp, but you must work off a lot of calories, jumping around like a flea on a hot griddle. It's hard to respond to a post that opens 3 or 4 different topics.


...But they're all good topics.

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

Afternoon,

Can't help myself, when I see something of interest I usually jump right in. Come on in, the waters fine.





8-)

Whatamess Loc: SC

bmac I am only going to comment on the 1st part of your post. The cut would put the number of employees where it should be..If Master Obama needs more help in the big house I'm sure slave Nancy will come help.

D.C.J.

It has come down to We the People through politicians to stand their/our ground.

The Great John "Duke" Wayne said, "Courage is being scared to death-but saddling up anyway"

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

If they send people you'll see Nancy with an uglier face than normal.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

But..but..what about all the people who want a keychain from the lincoln memorial giftshop?

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

You mean the one of a toy gun?

House voted again, Senate is busy playing golf.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

They think they have it in the bag. I think they probably do too. It will bite em in the ass though. When all this comes to a head the left will squeal louder than anyone.

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

Don't they always.

tank

What about the people and their families that will be without jobs. Do we think that Obama is only president with this large a staff?????? How about all the congressmen and senator's staff and their families.... Do we have so much hate for one person, that we quit caring about everyone else. Don't tell me,,,, people who think like this also call themselves Christians........

Oldguy Loc: Deep east Texas Big Thicket country

What about the millions of people who have already lost their jobs and the millions who will be demoted from full time to part time and won't be able to support their families without trying to work three part time minimum wage jobs. Extremely difficult for me to come up with any sympathy for bureaucrats right now.

roy

and your word say it all you hate the black president.

tank

sorry oldguy, but the people we are talking about don,t fit in the definition of bureaucrat. I agree, cut the salaries off for the bureaucrats. The ones with power.

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

First off it wasn't my words, it was cut and paste. 2nd it was to make people think, why do some have to be on it and others do not?

I do not run around using the 'N' word, I have too many black friends.