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I read that the state of AZ will lose one million dollars a day in tourist spending because parks including the Grand Canyon will be closed. That hurts small towns like Williams and Tusayan that depend on those dollars. I'll bet those business people care.
Those parks should have been kept under state control and never became federal.. then those business people wouldnt be affected..
I agree, and I find it disgraceful that the military gets caught up in these kinds of confrontations. If entitlements are untouchable, so should the salaries of the men and women who defend this country.
Those parks should have been kept under state control and never became federal.. then those business people wouldnt be affected..
Well they are not so your opinion is irrelevant to what will happen. People who depend on the parks for their livlihood are going to suffer. Also, all those thousands upon thousands of tourists who come from around the world are in for a real treat at seeing our "exceptionalism" close up.
I agree, and I find it disgraceful that the military gets caught up in these kinds of confrontations. If entitlements are untouchable, so should the salaries of the men and women who defend this country.
It is interesting the people who contribute nothing get money, while people who are on the job get nothing.
"With the U.S. government on the verge of a shutdown, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s made it clear this level of brinksmanship in Washington is precisely why the U.S. isn’t triple-A rated anymore"
I read that the state of AZ will lose one million dollars a day in tourist spending because parks including the Grand Canyon will be closed. That hurts small towns like Williams and Tusayan that depend on those dollars. I'll bet those business people care.
The cost of the shut down > than any money saved during the shut down.
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