Fed Government Shutdown 2025: non-political thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the Democrats win on Tuesday it will embolden them and they will be more inclined to seek out real concessions from the Republicans, which would prolong the shutdown even more.

The elections are in strongly democratic leaning states. A D win won’t really change the calculus.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Plan to be back in office Tuesday. Nice that he gave people the weekend to get back from furloughcation.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-on-senate-republicans-to-get-rid-of-the-filibuster/

And back on furlough Nov 21, since the House won't come back due to the Epstein discharge petition.

Why? Do they need the House to open the government ?

If the Senate were to somehow come to pass the current CR, they aren’t needed.

If the Senate comes to agreement to change any aspect of the CR, the House is needed.

Good thing what passed the house a month ago was a clean CR, what every democrat advocated for in prior shutdowns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plan to be back in office Tuesday. Nice that he gave people the weekend to get back from furloughcation.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-on-senate-republicans-to-get-rid-of-the-filibuster/

And back on furlough Nov 21, since the House won't come back due to the Epstein discharge petition.

Why? Do they need the House to open the government ?

If the Senate were to somehow come to pass the current CR, they aren’t needed.

If the Senate comes to agreement to change any aspect of the CR, the House is needed.

Good thing what passed the house a month ago was a clean CR, what every democrat advocated for in prior shutdowns.

It’s not clean though, because a clean CR means it is identical to the prior year and last year had the Obamacare subsidies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are Fed Workers who are not going to office not working? Clean gutters, mow lawns, paint houses, dog walking, intacart, door dash, uber, care.com

In Covid when the rest of us Canned with no back pay and we could not get unemployment payments for months as you guys at Unemployment had dated systems to do it online and shut the offices and stopped answering the phones we all did all of the above to hustle.

Why not work? My neighbors kids started a car detailing business in driveway in covid, my kids did door dash, instacart and started a side consulting business.

But why are they at starbucks and netflix and chilling go do some work.

some people are, but it is generally restricted by ethics clearance (and those ethics people aren't there right now), and it's not like we can sign up for a job that would be consistent in the future (nor would someone needing a consistent hire, hire us).

that is a big fat lie. Look Gardners by me are charging $1,000 to clean up leaves this year. Are you telling me if a Fed rang my doorbell and said for $800 cash I will remove all your leaves is not allowed? Or detail a car for $200 cash, or paint your neighbors kids bedroom for $500 bucks.


Sounds like excuses. Or you could just barter. When my family had financial troubles when I was a teen we need new water heater in summer. Mom made a deal I work for guy a few weeks in summer for free. He was really happy. Was kinda fun. I spend a month helping him on jobs. That is barter a Fed could do that. Plus Feds kids and spouse can work. If all five of you are sitting home doing nothing and you are expecting handouts when there is a massive labor shortage that is crazy.

How many neighbors have bedrooms they want painted by a furloughed Fed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are Fed Workers who are not going to office not working? Clean gutters, mow lawns, paint houses, dog walking, intacart, door dash, uber, care.com

In Covid when the rest of us Canned with no back pay and we could not get unemployment payments for months as you guys at Unemployment had dated systems to do it online and shut the offices and stopped answering the phones we all did all of the above to hustle.

Why not work? My neighbors kids started a car detailing business in driveway in covid, my kids did door dash, instacart and started a side consulting business.

But why are they at starbucks and netflix and chilling go do some work.

some people are, but it is generally restricted by ethics clearance (and those ethics people aren't there right now), and it's not like we can sign up for a job that would be consistent in the future (nor would someone needing a consistent hire, hire us).

that is a big fat lie. Look Gardners by me are charging $1,000 to clean up leaves this year. Are you telling me if a Fed rang my doorbell and said for $800 cash I will remove all your leaves is not allowed? Or detail a car for $200 cash, or paint your neighbors kids bedroom for $500 bucks.


Sounds like excuses. Or you could just barter. When my family had financial troubles when I was a teen we need new water heater in summer. Mom made a deal I work for guy a few weeks in summer for free. He was really happy. Was kinda fun. I spend a month helping him on jobs. That is barter a Fed could do that. Plus Feds kids and spouse can work. If all five of you are sitting home doing nothing and you are expecting handouts when there is a massive labor shortage that is crazy.

How many neighbors have bedrooms they want painted by a furloughed Fed?

Honestly you’d be a fools to give me hundreds of dollars to paint a room or clear leaves. I’ve never done that; can’t imagine it would be a professional job worthy of pay my very first time trying it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plan to be back in office Tuesday. Nice that he gave people the weekend to get back from furloughcation.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-on-senate-republicans-to-get-rid-of-the-filibuster/

And back on furlough Nov 21, since the House won't come back due to the Epstein discharge petition.

Why? Do they need the House to open the government ?

If the Senate were to somehow come to pass the current CR, they aren’t needed.

If the Senate comes to agreement to change any aspect of the CR, the House is needed.

Good thing what passed the house a month ago was a clean CR, what every democrat advocated for in prior shutdowns.

It’s not clean though, because a clean CR means it is identical to the prior year and last year had the Obamacare subsidies.

How can democrats sign onto a clean CR when the admin is claiming it was legal to fire people during the shutdown and legal not to pay furloughed workers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So is the House just never ever coming back? This strategy of Johnson’s has no end game. He can’t keep them out foreverrrrr. This is all so dumb. Won’t Republicans eventually turn on him as their constituents begin to notice they’re not working? This plan is so childish.

Yes he can. The House is full of bums who are living the life right now not working AND collecting paychecks. Why come back and work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So is the House just never ever coming back? This strategy of Johnson’s has no end game. He can’t keep them out foreverrrrr. This is all so dumb. Won’t Republicans eventually turn on him as their constituents begin to notice they’re not working? This plan is so childish.

Yes he can. The House is full of bums who are living the life right now not working AND collecting paychecks. Why come back and work.

100% This
I am tired of the other narrative that feds do not work.

Congress doesn't work! Congress takes a vacation whenever it wants. They have salaries $175,000 a year, yet Hawley has a home in Vienna worth millions Hum... (not his wife's money, he's always saying he's the "breadwinner although ladies she is leading the crusade to remove all your rights and hers, the idiot). He never goes to MO except when he thinks he's going to lose his seat. Never has he done one thing for the people who voted him in. Andy Harris of MD a total worthless at his job directly votes against the interests of the people who voted for him, same with Jim Jordan, none of these people do their jobs. In the private sector, they would be fired! And yet voters are idiots and keep voting in these worthless shits. Their voting records are public so are the bills they say they produce. Jim Jordon hasn't produced shit in like 15 years. Why the hell does he have a job? Stop telling feds they need to do better when Republicans literally do nothing for their own paychecks. Which again is public record it takes 10 minutes to see they are worthless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plan to be back in office Tuesday. Nice that he gave people the weekend to get back from furloughcation.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-on-senate-republicans-to-get-rid-of-the-filibuster/

And back on furlough Nov 21, since the House won't come back due to the Epstein discharge petition.

Why? Do they need the House to open the government ?

If the Senate were to somehow come to pass the current CR, they aren’t needed.

If the Senate comes to agreement to change any aspect of the CR, the House is needed.

Good thing what passed the house a month ago was a clean CR, what every democrat advocated for in prior shutdowns.

It’s not clean though, because a clean CR means it is identical to the prior year and last year had the Obamacare subsidies.

It absolutely is clean because the existing law had those subsidies expiring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plan to be back in office Tuesday. Nice that he gave people the weekend to get back from furloughcation.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-on-senate-republicans-to-get-rid-of-the-filibuster/

And back on furlough Nov 21, since the House won't come back due to the Epstein discharge petition.

Why? Do they need the House to open the government ?

If the Senate were to somehow come to pass the current CR, they aren’t needed.

If the Senate comes to agreement to change any aspect of the CR, the House is needed.

Good thing what passed the house a month ago was a clean CR, what every democrat advocated for in prior shutdowns.

It’s not clean though, because a clean CR means it is identical to the prior year and last year had the Obamacare subsidies.

It absolutely is clean because the existing law had those subsidies expiring.

But it radically changes existing spending levels. You don’t think expiring tax cuts wouldn’t be reserved??

[Anonymous]

This is truly truly humbling for the DC metropolitan area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are Fed Workers who are not going to office not working? Clean gutters, mow lawns, paint houses, dog walking, intacart, door dash, uber, care.com

In Covid when the rest of us Canned with no back pay and we could not get unemployment payments for months as you guys at Unemployment had dated systems to do it online and shut the offices and stopped answering the phones we all did all of the above to hustle.

Why not work? My neighbors kids started a car detailing business in driveway in covid, my kids did door dash, instacart and started a side consulting business.

But why are they at starbucks and netflix and chilling go do some work.

some people are, but it is generally restricted by ethics clearance (and those ethics people aren't there right now), and it's not like we can sign up for a job that would be consistent in the future (nor would someone needing a consistent hire, hire us).

that is a big fat lie. Look Gardners by me are charging $1,000 to clean up leaves this year. Are you telling me if a Fed rang my doorbell and said for $800 cash I will remove all your leaves is not allowed? Or detail a car for $200 cash, or paint your neighbors kids bedroom for $500 bucks.


Sounds like excuses. Or you could just barter. When my family had financial troubles when I was a teen we need new water heater in summer. Mom made a deal I work for guy a few weeks in summer for free. He was really happy. Was kinda fun. I spend a month helping him on jobs. That is barter a Fed could do that. Plus Feds kids and spouse can work. If all five of you are sitting home doing nothing and you are expecting handouts when there is a massive labor shortage that is crazy.

How many neighbors have bedrooms they want painted by a furloughed Fed?

Honestly you’d be a fools to give me hundreds of dollars to paint a room or clear leaves. I’ve never done that; can’t imagine it would be a professional job worthy of pay my very first time trying it.

You are one lazy POS.

[Anonymous]

Halloween is over, let’s stop feeding the trolls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So is the House just never ever coming back? This strategy of Johnson’s has no end game. He can’t keep them out foreverrrrr. This is all so dumb. Won’t Republicans eventually turn on him as their constituents begin to notice they’re not working? This plan is so childish.

Yes he can. The House is full of bums who are living the life right now not working AND collecting paychecks. Why come back and work.

Oh I don’t know-their constitutional duty to legislate?? this is complete insanity the House of Representatives is indefinitely absent from the legislature. this is a coup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plan to be back in office Tuesday. Nice that he gave people the weekend to get back from furloughcation.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-on-senate-republicans-to-get-rid-of-the-filibuster/

And back on furlough Nov 21, since the House won't come back due to the Epstein discharge petition.

Why? Do they need the House to open the government ?

If the Senate were to somehow come to pass the current CR, they aren’t needed.

If the Senate comes to agreement to change any aspect of the CR, the House is needed.

Good thing what passed the house a month ago was a clean CR, what every democrat advocated for in prior shutdowns.

It’s not clean though, because a clean CR means it is identical to the prior year and last year had the Obamacare subsidies.

It absolutely is clean because the existing law had those subsidies expiring.

But it radically changes existing spending levels. You don’t think expiring tax cuts wouldn’t be reserved??

It probably would be, but then the republicans wouldn’t be trying to move forward with a clean resolution.

I’m not arguing the Republican’s have the better policy argument, but have passed a clean resolution and I think it is fair to place a lot (not all) of the blame for the shutdown on the democrats who are clearly trying to use the leverage of opening the government to achieve policy objectives and fire up their base.