If the Republicans are "holding the government hostage", are you in favor of paying the ransom?

Hell NO.

They are holding the economy hostage.

* The Senate passes a bill to continue federal funding as required

* The House passes a bill that also kills Obamacare completely

* The Senate rejects it

* The House passes a bill that delays Obamacare for a year, kills the medical device tax, and kills women's contraception coverage

* The Senate rejects it

* The House passes a bill that kills the individual mandate (the only thing that would make Obamacare work)

* The Senate rejects it

* The government shuts down

Here's the strategy of the Republicans: shut down the government and then threaten to default (this happens on Oct 17th if the debt ceiling isn't raised). The government shutdown is simply a way for the Republicans to show that they are serious. It is an annoyance, but it is not an economic calamity. But the debt ceiling is. If the government defaults, everything is going to hell. So far the Republicans have just shot one hostage. Now they are threatening to kill them all.

I would rather send in the swat team...but that not being an option - no, I wouldn't pay the ransom.

They will take losses for this, and it will be over when they fear citizens more than the Koch Brothers.

A house divided cannot stand America is falling apart at the hands of lifetime politicians who work for their egos and not the people THEY ALL NEED TO GO and WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION They work for us We are not their servents or subjects

Ransom is not a part of participatory democracy, something republicans have forgotten. So my answer is no, no ransom.

Only if they leak insider information to me so I can get rich off the stock market like their friends and family.

Republicans are just throwing a crybaby temper tantrum, as usual.

Hell no.

Let them piss off each American one at a time until they are out of supporters.

it doesn't hurt me so I don't care.