Opinions on the U.S. federal government shutdown

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Opinions on the U.S. federal government shutdown

View Poll Results: Regarding America, describe the shutdown: (Pick 1 that matches both halves.)
Shutdown is good right now & shutdown will be good in the long term	2	4.44%
Shutdown is good right now & shutdown will have negligible benefit/harm in the long term	0	0%
Shutdown is good right now & shutdown will be bad in the long term	1	2.22%
Shutdown is good right now & no opinion on shutdown's impact in the long term	0	0%
Shutdown has negligible benefit/harm right now & shutdown will be good in the long term	1	2.22%
Shutdown has negligible ben./harm right now & shutdown will have negl. ben./harm in the long term	1	2.22%
Shutdown has negligible benefit/harm right now & shutdown will be bad in the long term	2	4.44%
Shutdown has negligible benefit/harm right now & no opinion on shutdown's impact in the long term	0	0%
Shutdown is bad right now & shutdown will be good in the long term	0	0%
Shutdown is bad right now & shutdown will have negligible benefit/harm in the long term	6	13.33%
Shutdown is bad right now & shutdown will be bad in the long term	26	57.78%
Shutdown is bad right now & no opinion on shutdown's impact in the long term	3	6.67%
No opinion on shutdown's impact right now & shutdown will be good in the long term	0	0%
No opinion on shutdown's impact right now & shutdown will have negligible ben./harm in the long term	0	0%
No opinion on shutdown's impact right now & shutdown will be bad in the long term	1	2.22%
No opinion on shutdown's impact right now & no opinion on shutdown's impact in the long term	2	4.44%
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02-10-2013, 22:13

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Re: Opinions on the U.S. federal government shutdown

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Originally Posted by Michael Hill

Well, I'm biased since I'm furloughed right now, but hey, it gives me more time to work on robotics stuff. I've been trying to work on some team CAD standards, so this isn't all that bad. Hopefully they'll give us back pay.

That's the burning question.
My wife is lucky to have been spared, while others in her office were not.
Somber day at work for sure.

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