Amazing what a shortage of beer will ...

[PurpleLady]

Minnesota state government layed off 22,000 state workers to try to bridge the money gap in their budget. People were upset but not enough to get the workers back to work UNTIL there was a threat of a beer shortage. Seems like one of the state offices issues a yearly beer sticker and the guys who make Coors sent in a check to pay that fee. Only the check amount was too much so it was returned. By the time the Coors' guys had re-sent the proper amount of the check, that state office had been shut down. BUT BUT but the state office that checks to make sure you are properly in compliance was still open so they sent a letter to the Coors guys telling them they would have to take the beer off the shelf. I'm kind of paraphrasing here, there were other brands involved ... but the bottom line is once threatened with a possible beer shortage, those Minnesota state workers are miraculously back at work.

Do you think we could do this on a national level and get the federal government back on track?

 

[Braxton]

I doubt it was the threat of a beer shortage that made Governor Dayton cave and accept the GOP proposal (though he is an alcoholic, well he 'used to be' so I suppose it's possible his favorite beer is made from MillerCoors but I doubt it). I think he realized that it was only a matter of time before a massive riot would march on the state capitol. Nurses wouldn't have been able to renew their license, hunters wouldn't be able to get their license, fishing licenses were already stopped, you couldn't buy license tabs or renew licenses either. Given another month or so and I'm certain there would have been a massive mob in St. Paul because it would be that long before people realized the shut down affected them more than they thought it would.

I doubt this would work with Congress and the President. The best thing would be for all the countries we owe money to threaten to sell off their dollar assets or trade sanctions, etc. if something isn't done. Of course, that would only make things much much worse.