How long will the shutdown last?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just start permanent layoffs. No one misses these civil servants.

Go on strike. Do it!

You have no idea what my agency does for you, and you never will know unless we stop doing it. Then you'll notice and you won't like at all. You're welcome.

Keep living in your little bubble.

Hey PP do you like being sure you are getting the amount of gas you paid for?
https://www.nist.gov/
Do you like accurate weather forecasts?
https://www.noaa.gov/
Do you want farmers to have access to research on crop diseases and the complex ecosystems they depend upon for their livelihood?
https://www.ars.usda.gov/
Do you like your drugs tested and the labs and manufacturing facilities they come from inspected?
https://www.fda.gov/
Do you want the Chinese to pull ahead of us in space research?
https://www.nasa.gov/
Do you want our country’s rich historical and cultural heritage preserved and easy to access for your children?
https://www.si.edu/museums
Do you want our country’s rich natural treasures preserved and easy to access for your children?
https://www.doi.gov/
These are just a few of the federal agencies that are shutdown. The impact of the shutdown may not be noticeable right now but the impact is real and will have a long term impact on our country
I hope I don’t need to go explain why it is a bad idea for our courts to cease operations on Friday and for the FBI to be unable to purchase equipment including ammunition. Or why our State department needs to pay embassy staff in hot spots or for our TSA agents, border patrol agents, federal prison guards and coast guards to be able to put gas in their tanks to get to work without having to go to a payday lender


Scientific research represents just 2% of the federal budget
https://www.cbpp.org/most-of-budget-goes-toward-defense-social-security-and-major-health-programs-0
Would love to know what you would like to cut
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hist04z2-fy2019.xlsx

[Anonymous]

Let's consider that having the FBI and courts run out of money is exactly what Trump and McConnell want..

I can't find proof but I'd always heard there is one circumstance in which the CIA is permitted to operate within U.S. borders. What are they waiting for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are seeing how much the fed tic matters

15% can be eliminated and it would not skip a beat

No you’re not. Those people are all working, they just aren’t getting paid. The work is still there. And if they Fed jobs are eliminated, contractors will be be brought in to do the work for twice the price, and you’ll be paying for that instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's consider that having the FBI and courts run out of money is exactly what Trump and McConnell want..

I can't find proof but I'd always heard there is one circumstance in which the CIA is permitted to operate within U.S. borders. What are they waiting for?

Send the troops after Trump?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck getting 70 senators. Despite what you believe, people in this country do want a wall and border security. Senators know this.

Except a majority of Americans do NOT want a border wall. So no.

I am not so sure. There has been only one candidate whose opening remarks were building a wall, and that guy won the election on his first try.

he lost by 3 million votes and he campaigned on border crisis and lost BY A LOT IN 2018. So Dems got the house back.

But he’s still presudentz. And the Trump Derangement Syndrome continues.

There is also Trump Infatuation Syndrome. Most Americans don't want a wall. It's a fact. See prior posts on the poll numbers. They also don't want a shutdown. But His High and Mightyness has decreed there shall be both, and we all must rush to do his bidding according to those with Trump Infatuation Syndrome.

That’s what folks used to call an epic fail of a post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are seeing how much the fed tic matters

15% can be eliminated and it would not skip a beat

No you’re not. Those people are all working, they just aren’t getting paid. The work is still there. And if they Fed jobs are eliminated, contractors will be be brought in to do the work for twice the price, and you’ll be paying for that instead.

+1. Also to the person suggesting we cut 15% I would like you to know that total non defense discretionary spending is around 16% of the total federal budget. Are you suggesting we could cut all of that and no one would notice? That 16% includes DHS, State, DOJ, CIA, all our scientific research agencies (2% of federal budget), all the regulatory agencies that keep your food, air, water, workplaces, transportation, consumer goods, drugs, bank accounts, 401ks safe. All these agencies represent just 1/6 of total federal expenditures. The taxpayer gets an enormous benefit from a relatively small portion of total federal expenditures

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just start permanent layoffs. No one misses these civil servants.

Go on strike. Do it!

Why do you hate vets so much you want to fire them? They are 1/3 of the federal workforce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are seeing how much the fed tic matters

15% can be eliminated and it would not skip a beat

No you’re not. Those people are all working, they just aren’t getting paid. The work is still there. And if they Fed jobs are eliminated, contractors will be be brought in to do the work for twice the price, and you’ll be paying for that instead.

+1. Also to the person suggesting we cut 15% I would like you to know that total non defense discretionary spending is around 16% of the total federal budget. Are you suggesting we could cut all of that and no one would notice? That 16% includes DHS, State, DOJ, CIA, all our scientific research agencies (2% of federal budget), all the regulatory agencies that keep your food, air, water, workplaces, transportation, consumer goods, drugs, bank accounts, 401ks safe. All these agencies represent just 1/6 of total federal expenditures. The taxpayer gets an enormous benefit from a relatively small portion of total federal expenditures

Pfft. Nobody sees any of this stuff.
If some TSA person lets a disaster happen, the President can just declare martial law. Pelosi, Mueller, and 2020 go away #win

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are seeing how much the fed tic matters

15% can be eliminated and it would not skip a beat

No you’re not. Those people are all working, they just aren’t getting paid. The work is still there. And if they Fed jobs are eliminated, contractors will be be brought in to do the work for twice the price, and you’ll be paying for that instead.

+1. Also to the person suggesting we cut 15% I would like you to know that total non defense discretionary spending is around 16% of the total federal budget. Are you suggesting we could cut all of that and no one would notice? That 16% includes DHS, State, DOJ, CIA, all our scientific research agencies (2% of federal budget), all the regulatory agencies that keep your food, air, water, workplaces, transportation, consumer goods, drugs, bank accounts, 401ks safe. All these agencies represent just 1/6 of total federal expenditures. The taxpayer gets an enormous benefit from a relatively small portion of total federal expenditures

Pfft. Nobody sees any of this stuff.
If some TSA person lets a disaster happen, the President can just declare martial law. Pelosi, Mueller, and 2020 go away #win

Dream on.

[Anonymous]

Forever.

[Anonymous]

Even the Cato Institute knocks the Trump proposal

https://www.cato.org/blog/senate-gop-bill-doesnt-extend-daca-it-guts-it?fbclid=IwAR3gA7PqHsYiR1bZF30tRS6YRVZ9hIbN2cc9JX7BKa03VcXAw61avCrMk9M

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just start permanent layoffs. No one misses these civil servants.

Go on strike. Do it!

Yeah Coast Guard should quit confiscating drugs and migrants off the coast. Maybe Trump can build a wall along all the beaches instead.

There should be no security checks at seaports, airports or food plants either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck getting 70 senators. Despite what you believe, people in this country do want a wall and border security. Senators know this.

Except a majority of Americans do NOT want a border wall. So no.

I am not so sure. There has been only one candidate whose opening remarks were building a wall, and that guy won the election on his first try.

he lost by 3 million votes and he campaigned on border crisis and lost BY A LOT IN 2018. So Dems got the house back.

But he’s still presudentz. And the Trump Derangement Syndrome continues.

There is also Trump Infatuation Syndrome. Most Americans don't want a wall. It's a fact. See prior posts on the poll numbers. They also don't want a shutdown. But His High and Mightyness has decreed there shall be both, and we all must rush to do his bidding according to those with Trump Infatuation Syndrome.

That’s what folks used to call an epic fail of a post.

Whatever. Trump Infatuation Syndrome means you can't find the substance amid the sarcasm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are seeing how much the fed tic matters

15% can be eliminated and it would not skip a beat

No you’re not. Those people are all working, they just aren’t getting paid. The work is still there. And if they Fed jobs are eliminated, contractors will be be brought in to do the work for twice the price, and you’ll be paying for that instead.

+1. Also to the person suggesting we cut 15% I would like you to know that total non defense discretionary spending is around 16% of the total federal budget. Are you suggesting we could cut all of that and no one would notice? That 16% includes DHS, State, DOJ, CIA, all our scientific research agencies (2% of federal budget), all the regulatory agencies that keep your food, air, water, workplaces, transportation, consumer goods, drugs, bank accounts, 401ks safe. All these agencies represent just 1/6 of total federal expenditures. The taxpayer gets an enormous benefit from a relatively small portion of total federal expenditures

Pfft. Nobody sees any of this stuff.
If some TSA person lets a disaster happen, the President can just declare martial law. Pelosi, Mueller, and 2020 go away #win

You think it's a win if people die? I do recall Trump saying something along the lines of wishing for a disaster too. You are both traitors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just start permanent layoffs. No one misses these civil servants.

Go on strike. Do it!

Yeah Coast Guard should quit confiscating drugs and migrants off the coast. Maybe Trump can build a wall along all the beaches instead.

There should be no security checks at seaports, airports or food plants either.

Already the FBI has run out of money that it's used in operations trying to crack down on drug dealings.