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.

[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

[Aloha_Shooter]

.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.

That was true when Clinton and Obama were president but they intentionally made the shutdowns as harmful and chaotic to the public as possible in order to win political points. I suspect Trump and Congress will provide back pay for the furloughed workers but that Trump's OPM will declare dramatically fewer "essential" workers and that the shutdown will be done in a way to minimize rather than maximize impact on the general citizenry.

[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.