13 October 2013 (15:19 UTC-07 Tango)/08 Dhu’l-Hijja 1434/21 Mehr 1391/09 Ren-Xu (9th month) 4711

The U.S. federal government is proving ‘merican Exceptionalism by shutting itself down! ‘Bout time!

The states of Arizona, Colorado, New York, South Dakota and Utah have agreed to fund the operation of national parks within their borders with state funding.  This is clear proof the U.S. federal government is destitute.

The national parks that will now become defacto State parks are: Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty (the prime symbol of the entire U.S. is now funded by a single state), Zion and four other parks in Utah, and Rocky Mountain in Colorado.

There’s a catch: State funding of the defunct national parks will run out in ten days!

States like Washington and Nevada admit they are broke as well, and cannot fund the national parks in their area.

Wyoming says screw you federales: “Wyoming cannot bail out the federal government and we cannot use state money to do the work of the federal government.”-statement from governor’s office

One of the definitions of a failed state is when the federal/national government has to turn to local governments, or corporate contractors, to continue the functions of said national government.  The United States has failed!!!  Some exeptionalism!