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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Oct 2013

    I read recently that the Republicans planned to court Silicon Valley. Shutting down the government is not the way to do it, guys.

    6:27 PM - 1 Oct 2013
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      1. starfighter909‏ @starfighter909 1 Oct 2013
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg If you'd turn off your TV set, you wouldn't even notice that the government is "shutdown".. Like all else from DC, this too is fake.

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      2. Jeffrey Carter‏ @pointsnfigures 1 Oct 2013
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg does SV rely on the govt?

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      3. Tommy Nicholas‏ @tommyrva 1 Oct 2013
        Replying to @pointsnfigures

        @pointsnfigures @paulg nah entrepreneurs don't drive on roads or incorporate

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      4. starfighter909‏ @starfighter909 1 Oct 2013
        Replying to @tommyrva

        @istommydrunk @pointsnfigures @paulg Technically, the feds aren't supposed to have (much) jurisdiction over roads or incorporation.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Jeffrey Carter‏ @pointsnfigures 1 Oct 2013
        Replying to @starfighter909

        @sholtz9421 @istommydrunk @paulg But they send a lot of money that way.

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      6. starfighter909‏ @starfighter909 1 Oct 2013
        Replying to @pointsnfigures

        @pointsnfigures @istommydrunk @paulg So they take ~50% of my income just for highways? For that $$, I should be driving on roads of gold!!

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      7. Tommy Nicholas‏ @tommyrva 1 Oct 2013
        Replying to @starfighter909

        @sholtz9421 @pointsnfigures @paulg haha well if you expected me to explain how the Feds spend their money in 110 characters...

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      8. Jeffrey Carter‏ @pointsnfigures 1 Oct 2013
        Replying to @tommyrva

        @istommydrunk no chance of that…..hahaha

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      1. Jacob McClanahan‏ @mcclanahan 1 Oct 2013
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        @paulg it's kindergarten style courting, pulling hair and teasing

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      1. Francisco‏ @fsaezc 2 Oct 2013
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        @paulg hope it doesn't get tricky in the immigration and visa matters...

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      1. Michael Robertson‏ @mp3michael 1 Oct 2013
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        @paulg @MattRosoff Some of us techies r wise enough to realize that neither party wants to compromise and it's not 1 parties fault.

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      1. gshevlin‏ @gshevlin 1 Oct 2013
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        @paulg @Richard_Florida "We hate you, purveyors of decadent San Francisco Values. Will you give us money and vote for us?"

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      1. craigsuperstar‏ @craigsuperstar 1 Oct 2013
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        @paulg maybe you're thinking of Cambridge?

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      1. craigsuperstar‏ @craigsuperstar 1 Oct 2013
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        @paulg sounds good to me!

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      1. Scott Sanchez‏Verified account @scottsanchez 1 Oct 2013
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        @paulg please give us your money so we can get re-elected and waste it! #idiots

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      1. Chris Spoke‏ @ChrisSpoke 1 Oct 2013
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        @paulg Courting? SV should be among the Republican base, if only for lack of a better alternative.

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      1. Bruce Hoult‏ @BruceHoult 1 Oct 2013
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        @paulg voting aye on motions of confidence and supply is *the* definition of who belongs to the governing coalition, not the opposition.

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      1. vijaygkg‏ @vijaygkg 1 Oct 2013
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        @paulg shutting dwn govt is the best way to find out what's really needed but not functional

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