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Absolutely! Every few hours we could drop some random supplies and weapons into the area. 🙂
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New Rant Thread: The Government Shutdown
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Absolutely! Every few hours we could drop some random supplies and weapons into the area. 🙂
Oh no. This thread is giving me ideas for a WW game.
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Just found out...
Dad's job is ok, apparently he is paid out of a different account... 😕 I am relieved, but it is still horrible for the rest of the people who did get furloughed.
Dad's job is ok, apparently he is paid out of a different account... 😕 I am relieved, but it is still horrible for the rest of the people who did get furloughed.
But the dems would start bitching about the guns...
(I say this as someone who considers herself a member of neither of the two parties, before someone bites me head off. There's the SPF for that.)
My mom is currently furloughed, though.
(I say this as someone who considers herself a member of neither of the two parties, before someone bites me head off. There's the SPF for that.)My mom is currently furloughed, though.
But the dems would start bitching about the guns...
That is fine, they can bitch about the guns, just means they will be stuck in the room with the guns all around them for THAT much longer...
Actually, the bolded part is not necessarily true. The government is giving no guarantees that those furloughed will receive back pay when things start up again. It's quite possible (and wouldn't surprise me in the least, given the circumstances) that those 800,000 people will never receive the paychecks they're currently losing.
Yes, please!!
I am sorry to hear this. 🙁
I really hope this ends soon, because it is really messing up with a lot of peoples' lives.
That is fine, they can bitch about the guns, just means they will be stuck in the room with the guns all around them for THAT much longer...
Ooh, good thinking 😀
I'm sorry about your mom's job.
Oh my god, though, can you IMAGINE the Republican outrage if the roles were reversed and the Dems were refusing to sign a reasonable spending bill unless the military dollars were cut by a fourth?? It'd be through the roof. That's part of what makes this all so ridiculous - the GOP would never tolerate their own behavior if the Dems tried to pull this stunt.
The GOP needs to be euthanized.
the Grand Old Party is more like the Great Oppressive Party, both parties need to be euthanized. No More Parties! (except the ones that have plenty of booze 😉)
So true, so true. But at this particular moment, the DFL isn't trying to rip the country apart by holding it hostage, so I'm a little more concerned with seeing the GOP go down in flames.
As an active duty military vet, my day-to-day work hasn't been affected very much yet. That's not true for all of us, though. I have several friends also on active duty who were supposed to be going on overseas missions this month which have now been canceled or delayed indefinitely. A lot of the family support services on my base are also closed down or operating at low levels.
All the reserve and national guard vets have had their monthly training canceled. Then of course there are many USDA, CDC, EPA, and other federal veterinarians who are furloughed without work and pay.
Fortunately most of them aren't in such desperate financial straights that a week or two will have a huge impact on them personally, but the more important thing is that their work simply isn't getting done.
As long as there isn't a big outbreak of some sort we'll probably make it through just fine...
All the reserve and national guard vets have had their monthly training canceled. Then of course there are many USDA, CDC, EPA, and other federal veterinarians who are furloughed without work and pay.
Fortunately most of them aren't in such desperate financial straights that a week or two will have a huge impact on them personally, but the more important thing is that their work simply isn't getting done.
As long as there isn't a big outbreak of some sort we'll probably make it through just fine...
I know somebody mentioned 800,000 furloughed peeps in this thread. I read in an NPR article the number is more like 2,000,000. I don't know how accurate that info is, but ... wow.
All because a handful of people are having a tantrum because they didn't get their way in a completely legitimate process.
All because a handful of people are having a tantrum because they didn't get their way in a completely legitimate process.
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That's pretty scary :/
The wildlife refugee center I've been volunteering for is also shut down.. 🙁 don't know what they're doing but they're not allowing us to come this weekend. I hope they have enough staff willing to work while the govt takes their sweet, precious time coming to an agreement 😡
I've been biting my tongue on this issue with so many people, and can't stop looking at this thread.
I've been biting my tongue on this issue with so many people, and can't stop looking at this thread.
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....not all the time, anyways.
Actually, I've learned more about American politics the last year on SDN than I did spending 4 yrs in MN.
for you guys that this is sorted out right away. I can't even imagine. 🙁
Have them live paycheck to paycheck, literally. I'm lucky to make a couple grand in a month... That's roughly their hourly rate, of course approximated and assumed. I'm lucky I'm not a government employee, I would be straight up f*cked and I hope for a quick resolution for everyone who is struggling right now.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101085569
Not as big of a deal as it's made out to be, but still scary to think food is getting imported with no supervision from the FDA.
Not as big of a deal as it's made out to be, but still scary to think food is getting imported with no supervision from the FDA.
