Govt Shutdown Could Prove We Don't Need Govt

House Speaker John Boehner's challenge to convince his caucus to avoid a government shutdown begins with its second most powerful member: "Time is up here," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Tuesday. Cantor said any short-term spending resolution to avoid a shutdown is "unacceptable." Boehner, however, refused to rule out another temporary extension or a compromise that would settle for smaller cuts than what the GOP is demanding. Democrats, meanwhile, are resigning themselves to a shutdown.

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Every August 750,000 govt employees strike for the whole month. The only noticeable difference: nobody collects the garbage.