It's thebest way to increase the income of the Federal Government.

The shutdown must be ended immediately.

As a retired military spouse of 24 years, I find this disgusting that we could call a military family after the death of a loved one, and tell them sorry no benefits. These men and women are fighting and giving their life for this country and this is how we treat them, and their families? I can longer sit back and say nothing.

In the current federal budget context, in which federal borrowing is capped under the Budget Control Act, and increased taxes on the super-rich like a Wall Street speculation tax are considered off the table, it's an economic fact that unnecessary Pentagon spending will destroy jobs. That's because with borrowing capped, more Pentagon spending will mean more cuts to domestic spending and higher taxes on working families. That means a "Grand Bargain" which includes cuts to Social Security, higher taxes on the 99%, and turning off Pentagon cuts will destroy American jobs. This fact about unnecessary Pentagon spending is documented in a 2011 study by the University of Massachusetts. More Americans don't know this because our leading Keynesian economist public intellectuals haven't publicly championed this fact. Urge Paul Krugman, Robert Reich, and Joe Stiglitz to publicly champion the fact that in the current federal budget environment, in which federal borrowing is capped, and increased taxes on the super-rich are considered off the table, increased Pentagon spending will destroy American jobs. References: "The U.S. Employment Effects of Military and Domestic Spending Priorities: 2011 Update," Robert Pollin & Heidi Garrett-Peltier, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, December 2011 http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/published_study/PERI_military_spending_2011.pdf "Wall Street Visits Washington, the Grand Bargain Returns and Other Tales from the Kidnap House," Damon Silvers, AFL-CIO,10/03/2013 http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Wall-Street-Visits-Washington-the-Grand-Bargain-Returns-and-Other-Tales-from-the-Kidnap-House "Ask a Keynesian: With U.S. Borrowing Capped, Won't More Pentagon Spending Destroy Jobs?" Robert Naiman, Huffington Post, 10/07/2013 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/ask-a-keynesian-with-us-b_b_4059484.html

Article 1 Section 1 of North Carolina's Constitution - specifically guarantees us the Right of “acquiring, possessing, and protecting, property“ and “Equality of rights under the law“? A county should not be able to (legally) discriminate against one group of its citizens by taxing them for the same behavior as another group of its citizens not subject to the tax!

Americans are tired of the congress not listening to the people, now with the govt shut down I have two children not working, no benefits, and families to take care of, how are they suppose to pay bills and groceries? Let congress live like us!

After applying for a position as a Police Dispatcher, I was informed that I was disqualified due to having tattoos that would be visible in a short sleeved uniform. I consider myself more than qualified for the position based on my experience and abilities. My tattoos should not stop me from saving lives and helping protect people.

The extremism and the willingness of Congress to play games with the lives of its constituents has had a major impact on me. I am a federal employee, working for the U.S. Air Force. On Tuesday morning, a gentleman came to my desk to tell me he had something he needed to read to me. I am blind, so I can't read printed documents without assistance. This gentleman had a furlough notice to read to me, because Congress had chosen to let the government be shut down rather than pass a continuing resolution and then work out their differences. As the gentleman placed his finger on the document, indicating where I should sign to show that I understood what was being done, all I could think about was how I'm going to pay my bills while Congress collects paychecks and continues to bargain with the livelihoods of over 800,000 people in situations similar to mine. One word rises to the surface of my thoughts whenever I think about this--unacceptable!

Shutting down the government is bad enough. As we roll toward a debt default because some Republicans want to win with terrorist tactics what they cannot win at the ballot box, it is time to start calling them out. Members of Congress take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the U.S., and to faithfully discharge the duties of their office. The Republicans impeached Bill Clinton for having consensual sex. It's time that the Republicans supporting this shutdown be told plainly that shutting down the government and defaulting on our national debt is not fulfilling their oath of office and that the sane members of Congress will seek to bring impeachment proceedings against them if they don't relinquish the gun that they have at America's temple. The Democrats have got to stop being doormats for the Republican bullying tactics and realize that the only way to stop a bully is to call their bluff and teach them a lesson so painful that they will think twice. For 200 years, the only issue serious enough to divide the country like this was slavery, and it tore the country in two. The Republicans are taking us right down the road to being a third-world country. Maybe that's OK with Rand Paul and Ted Cruz--it is not OK with me. It is no longer enough to get a clean CR. We need to impeach the Congressmen and women that supported this idea of legislating by hostage. Our system of republican government requires that the majority and minority compromise and that can only happen within the bounds of parliamentary procedure. When one side thinks it no longer applies to them, they are no longer governing--they are fomenting revolution--and no one, Republican or Democrat should stand for it. It is worth noting that when the Republicans had the White House, the Democrats never played these games. Only one party believes it has a monopoly on truth, justice and the American way--and it's always the ones who proclaim their piety and patriotism for whom you have to watch out.

Republican extremism has impacted me in this way: I work at a small business in Rep. Ted Yoho's district. We do all of our business with the FCC. During the government shutdown, we are shutdown too. We need the government to open so we can get back to work.

GMO's are an unknown, some recent studies show afflictions in animals, there is a wonderful book on Autoimmune Disorders and GMO's, by a Doctor. Protections for big corporations who want to use us and control us are not in our best interest. My body has been poisoned by some chemical or combinations of because I have many medical disorders that the dr.s don't understand exactly what they are and why I have them and they disagree on even what all I have.

I have had to call my creditors and tell them I may not receive a paycheck until the government shutdown is over. I have to work without pay! We need a House of Representatives that truly care about a strong America with healthy citizens. With over 800,000 federal employees being out of work and the subsequent trickle down to missed mortgages, car payments electric and utility payments there will be untold damage to our economy and the safety of the American people.