likelihood of a government shut down?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the dems have it in then and I'm a den. One who works in immigration and is personally very very supportive of the daca kids.

It was stupid and irresponsible when republicans did it and it will be stupid and irresponsible if democrats so it. They have until June now too

That was my gut reaction but I did not post initially because I'm not super well informed on these things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm so tired of these government shut down deadlines. I'm so over all of it. We get through one and then, bam, another one looming. Ugh.

Agreed. 19-year government employee here and there has never been a time like this where we've had to guess our employment status literally every other month. Talk about a moral buster...

[Anonymous]

Seriously. I've only been in gov't for 2.5 yrs (and already want out) but damn if you want a CR, do a CR for at least 6 months so we don't play this game every 3 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
SOne-half of a dual-income fed

Note she said months. As the non fed in a couple, I'm not OK with my emergency fund going to political bullshit. That's not what that's for.

Actually that is what an emergency fund is for.

Chill out you will get back pay
As a Fed— This x 1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so tired of these government shut down deadlines. I'm so over all of it. We get through one and then, bam, another one looming. Ugh.

Agreed. 19-year government employee here and there has never been a time like this where we've had to guess our employment status literally every other month. Talk about a moral buster...

Ummm, yes this has happened before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
One-half of a dual-income fed

Your privilege is showing, nitwit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so tired of these government shut down deadlines. I'm so over all of it. We get through one and then, bam, another one looming. Ugh.

Agreed. 19-year government employee here and there has never been a time like this where we've had to guess our employment status literally every other month. Talk about a moral buster...

I like the freudian slip here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
One-half of a dual-income fed

Your privilege is showing, nitwit.

Or my abity to plan and live within my means.

But sure, call names if you think that will fix your personal budget

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
One-half of a dual-income fed

Your privilege is showing, nitwit.

Or my abity to plan and live within my means.

But sure, call names if you think that will fix your personal budget

If you can't see life beyond your circumstances you are incredibly ignorant. You assume that people who will be hit hard by this are lazy or stupid. Do you feel that poor people are all lazy and stupid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
One-half of a dual-income fed

Your privilege is showing, nitwit.

Or my abity to plan and live within my means.

But sure, call names if you think that will fix your personal budget

If you can't see life beyond your circumstances you are incredibly ignorant. You assume that people who will be hit hard by this are lazy or stupid. Do you feel that poor people are all lazy and stupid?

And FYI, we are a 1 Fed, 1 nonprofit who will get shutdown without pay and we won't be hurt by this. But I'm just not an angry, miserable, nitwit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
One-half of a dual-income fed

Your privilege is showing, nitwit.

How is this privilege showing? I see this comment so often, but how do you know the person is "privileged?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
One-half of a dual-income fed

Your privilege is showing, nitwit.

Or my abity to plan and live within my means.

But sure, call names if you think that will fix your personal budget

If you can't see life beyond your circumstances you are incredibly ignorant. You assume that people who will be hit hard by this are lazy or stupid. Do you feel that poor people are all lazy and stupid?

And you can't see beyond your circumstances to see that people make dumb, irresponsible financial decisions. Go look up figures on how much Americans save, including for retirement, it's shocking and not in a good way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
One-half of a dual-income fed

Your privilege is showing, nitwit.

Or my abity to plan and live within my means.

But sure, call names if you think that will fix your personal budget

If you can't see life beyond your circumstances you are incredibly ignorant. You assume that people who will be hit hard by this are lazy or stupid. Do you feel that poor people are all lazy and stupid?

And FYI, we are a 1 Fed, 1 nonprofit who will get shutdown without pay and we won't be hurt by this. But I'm just not an angry, miserable, nitwit.

You sound a lite angry pp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
One-half of a dual-income fed

Your privilege is showing, nitwit.

Or my abity to plan and live within my means.

But sure, call names if you think that will fix your personal budget

If you can't see life beyond your circumstances you are incredibly ignorant. You assume that people who will be hit hard by this are lazy or stupid. Do you feel that poor people are all lazy and stupid?

And FYI, we are a 1 Fed, 1 nonprofit who will get shutdown without pay and we won't be hurt by this. But I'm just not an angry, miserable, nitwit.

You sound a lite angry pp.

Little *

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's not guaranteed but they always have. This president would be the president to deny it, though. We have enough stashed away that we could handle a shut down of couple of months, plus I'm private sector so I'd still be getting paid. But dual-income feds with an area-typical mortgage and not enough padding could really start hurting quickly.

Then maybe they shouldn't live pay check to pay check.
Signed,
One-half of a dual-income fed

Your privilege is showing, nitwit.

How is this privilege showing? I see this comment so often, but how do you know the person is "privileged?"

I'm a fed, but we all know it's not just Feds who get shat on during a shutdown. And it's not all contractors pulling in 6 figures either. Most of the custodial staff are contractors, and they probably don't make enough to make it through a shutdown unscathed.

Additionally, not all Feds are overpaid GS14s and 15s. I'm a GS 11, and while I'll be OK my emergency fund is small so a prolonged shutdown would be painful (because I'm a single mom and my child has to eat, and the mortgage must be paid). I'll admit to having no sympathy for the dual GS 14/15 earning families who have over mortgaged themselves, but not all of us have that much money.