Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Agree or disagree with Obamacare, one thing is for certain, you don't use a government shutdown as leverage to get what you want. It sets a terrible precedent for future actions....so is the upcoming debt ceiling issue. It's such an idiotic move for Republicans, namely Ted Cruz. Obamacare hasn't even been fully implemented yet, which means they don't have a measurable counterargument on why it doesn't work. In any case, right now they're basically saying, take away health care for millions or else hundreds of thousands will be unemployed for 3-4 weeks or more. That's a terrible gamble especially when they'll have no problem receiving their paychecks or medical coverage while all of this is going on.