Looming Government Shutdown (again)

[flogger]

Do you really think any of the clowns in Congress or the Senate have a clue about what a BUDGET even is?

The only thing they are concerned with is keeping their jobs, with all the perks and privileges most of us can only dream of. I don't care which party it is, they both suck. We have been here before and we will be here again. The greatest nation on earth being run by a bunch of conceited buffoons.

Stupidity right out in the open for the world to see, we need to bring back tar and feathers.

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[CS1983]

On the upshot, won't have to deal with .civs until they print more digital funny money.

[StagLefty]

But But But Oh never mind

[BushMasterBoy]

They just don't want to get in a big room and give each other the flu. Hence the impasse. C-SPAN flu!

[clodhopper]

.gov shutdown is the only shutdown that costs more than continuing to operate normally. As always, they will retro back everyone's missing pay, plus pay additional contractors to close down/reopen facilities and pay contractors any delay costs/fees due to delays in direction or payment. Even at full shutdown, something like 80% of the government is deemed essential and still show up for work.

[Ronin13]

This whole thing is just a bunch of little babies who pout and throw a tantrum when they don't get their way. The fvcking democrats are holding the whole thing hostage because they want their precious DACA. If I were in charge I would say "Don't want to come to a CR on this without some DACA agreement? Okay, well good luck, we're just going to start deporting them, since you wanna play games."

I just hope the voters are smart enough to figure out that the Democrats are to blame for this.

[Gman]

It's the new way of getting what you want in Congress. They play these brinkmanship games and then stuff in whatever they want tacked onto the excuse they must keep the govt. running, 'cuz they have to or else the world will end.

Both parties are to blame.

[beast556]

Bunch of babies, it is sickening these people are in charge.

[clodhopper]

On the other hand, if you have savings (like you should) then furloughs are paid vacations for gov't workers... since that all gets paid when a budget is approved. Really silly political exercise, tbh.

As much as I hate penalizing those who are not responsible for it, I am very much in favor of NOT paying the furloughed hours. Yep, you heard me, leave the workers out in the cold. Sounds jerky? Yeah, a little. But because there is virtually no repercussions to shutting down the govt, the stupid politicians have no compunction with playing brinksmanship games. If all the .gov employees stand to lose out on pay, the pressure to avoid a shutdown would be massive.

Although, those same .gov employees did in fact, elect all those bozos, so maybe they should be responsible for a pay loss.....

Schumer's bullchit sound bites are over the top, since his side didn't get the same issue done the entire Obama presidency.

[davsel]

.gov shutdown is the only shutdown that costs more than continuing to operate normally. As always, they will retro back everyone's missing pay, plus pay additional contractors to close down/reopen facilities and pay contractors any delay costs/fees due to delays in direction or payment. Even at full shutdown, something like 80% of the government is deemed essential and still show up for work.

Yup
.gov TDYs being cancelled and, where possible, covered by contractors. Will push-back at least four huge projects in my office alone - all scheduled deployment plans to be scrapped and re-coordinated. $Millions across the military