Looming Government Shutdown (again)

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Originally Posted by Gman

I don't have any ill will toward the employees, but they are 'overhead' in a bloated Federal bureaucracy. I would prefer the Fed. Govt. be much smaller where there were fewer opportunities for employment/recipients of tax dollars. Less govt. is better for business which would result in more opportunities in the private sector.

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There's a great deal that could be done to make it better, I agree. But actions like this are akin to throwng the baby out with the bathwater.

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

Not for us. I'm not sure about the military folks and their pay schedule, but for us, the shutdown happened mid-pay cycle. I'm actually worried about some young Army friends of ours- the wife just had a baby and he had to get a replacement car because his daily driver gave up the ghost. I'm pretty sure their savngs are close to the bone.

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USAA is giving interest free payroll advances to military.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/20/news...own/index.html

Sorry for all of you guys dealing with the situation on a personal level. I certainly have been accused of not being compassionate, but usually by liberals. The government is fubar right or left. 2+2=4

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Originally Posted by CapLock

I'm self employed. Who's wrung their hands for any of us ever. We take all the risk and pay your wages.

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You didn't get a bailout?

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Originally Posted by hollohas

USAA is giving interest free payroll advances to military.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/20/news...own/index.html

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Thanks! We already passed on that news to them, and we've got another Army buddy who's helping watch out for them.

The one thing that helps in this atmosphere is that the Armed Services watches out for one another. If this furlough goes on for a while, I'm hoping that folks caught in dire straits will reach out.

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

UGH. That guy.

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Yah. It is Durbin's turn now to jaw at us.

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

There's a great deal that could be done to make it better, I agree. But actions like this are akin to throwng the baby out with the bathwater.

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The tactics being used right now are simply leverage to make the Fed. Govt. bigger and more influential in our everyday lives. It's absolutely not reducing the size of the Fed. Govt.

I'll be surprised if there's ever another approved annual budget (as dictated by the Constitution). They've turned this game of temporary government funding into a tool to make the government bigger and screw over their constituencies in favor of special interests.

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Originally Posted by sampson

You didn't get a bailout?

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He's probably not a Wall Street banker who gave millions to the DNC. :)

Probably wasn't on Bush' list when Bush doled out our money to the bankers using the TARP program.

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Originally Posted by hollohas

USAA is giving interest free payroll advances to military.

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That's really cool. My sister's family is an Army family. They had to use WIC in their younger years just to feed the fam. My folks also helped them out when they needed it. They're at least doing a job that the Feds were Constitutionally mandated to do and they've paid mightily for our freedoms that we enjoy. Our troops and veterans should be a priority, but as usual, the Feds have made a mess of supporting them.