Goodbye, government? Shutdown would affect science, the environment, and health

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4789162/shutdown-us-2013-nasa-epa-hhs

by moinnadeem • 13 years ago

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ctdonath• 13 years ago

Those of us who don't want government injecting itself into the intimacies of our health care, taking half our money, indebting our children for life, forcing us into crummy financial schemes we want no part of, compelling us to support what we consider moral evils, [insert remaining such conservative libertarian rhetoric here], etc. are running out of options for saying "no, you DON'T have a right to boss & bully us around."

You may not like our sociopolitical views, but that doesn't mean you get to put a gun to our heads and make us comply with & facilitate yours. Yes, there's a lot that a "shutdown" (deceptive term worthy of its own thread) would do that we don't like, but if polite discourse over serious matters is refused then we're freezing the credit card as a matter of having few polite alternatives.

If "science, the environment, and health" matter to you, then respect our equally valid views upon the same (and no, we're not anti-science, pro-environmental-destruction, and let-'em-die tightwads; stop demonizing your opposition). Diversity & liberty, remember?

johncann132• 13 years ago

I never realized Hacker News turned into a cross between Reddit and FoxNews.com at this time of night. Guess it's bedtime for me.

Goodbye, government? Shutdown would affect science, the environment, and health

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