On 07/04/2011 2:29 PM, Frogwatch wrote:

The thing the statists fear the most about a govt shutdown is that
people may find they are either better off without the overbearing
govt or that it simply does not matter to them. This will reveal the
awful truth of how obsolete statism really is.

Belgium has shut down a major part of their federal government for 8
months or something like that. The majority of people are considering
making it permanent.

So what if Johny with a zero credit rating and no job can't get a loan
from GMAC or Freddy/Fanny? Savings will be huge!