Official Government Shutdown 2023 Thread

[Anonymous]

Gubment blows. Country runs smoother without the interference of the ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McCarthy send his folks home until Tuesday because there was no chance of a vote before then. And on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the House starts the Biden impeachment inquiry, which will suck all the oxygen out of the room.

And no matter how good a Senate bill is, funding has to start in the House, not the Senate. Constitutional Law.

Schumer has attached a clean CR to the FAA reauthorization bill, which started in the House and is now in the Senate. This won’t solve the problem of the speaker not being able to put a clean CR on the House floor without losing his speakership but procedurally this is fine.

It’s only fine if the House says it’s fine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McCarthy send his folks home until Tuesday because there was no chance of a vote before then. And on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the House starts the Biden impeachment inquiry, which will suck all the oxygen out of the room.

And no matter how good a Senate bill is, funding has to start in the House, not the Senate. Constitutional Law.

Actually the drafters of the Constitution rejected a proposal that appropriations bills have to start in the House and the Constitution only requires that revenue raising bills have to start in the House but the House seems to have adopted the position that appropriations bills have to start in the House and just refuses to consider Senate-originated bills.

So it's not so much Constitutional law as Constitutional Calvinball.

But doesn’t the budget contain revenue raising provisions, like any tax code tweaks and fees (national part, passport, PZtol etc).

That’s reconciliation. Appropriations is just spending (there are probably three different things that could be called “the budget” for the fed govt but trying to explain it all would take pages)

[Anonymous]

Trying to find a last minute cruise that would begin Oct 2-8. Will take my work laptop with me just in case. The last shutdown 35 days long was great but I stayed home. Only live once…

Also, sorry for contractors, but they make 30% more than Fed so they can kiss my a

[Anonymous]

I am transferring money between accounts now. I need to pay the bills and it was a nightmare last time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trying to find a last minute cruise that would begin Oct 2-8. Will take my work laptop with me just in case. The last shutdown 35 days long was great but I stayed home. Only live once…

Also, sorry for contractors, but they make 30% more than Fed so they can kiss my a

Not necessarily. I was looking to make the switch and pay is the same. Benefits worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trying to find a last minute cruise that would begin Oct 2-8. Will take my work laptop with me just in case. The last shutdown 35 days long was great but I stayed home. Only live once…

Also, sorry for contractors, but they make 30% more than Fed so they can kiss my a

still allowed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trying to find a last minute cruise that would begin Oct 2-8. Will take my work laptop with me just in case. The last shutdown 35 days long was great but I stayed home. Only live once…

Also, sorry for contractors, but they make 30% more than Fed so they can kiss my a

still allowed?

If the cruise goes into international waters and you get called back, you’re sol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am transferring money between accounts now. I need to pay the bills and it was a nightmare last time

Our last paycheck is the 29th, right? I get paid every other Friday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, folks. Are we gonna have shutdown?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am transferring money between accounts now. I need to pay the bills and it was a nightmare last time

Our last paycheck is the 29th, right? I get paid every other Friday.

Yes, I think we get a full paycheck on 9/29, half paycheck on 10/13, then no paycheck on 10/27 if the shutdown goes on that long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trying to find a last minute cruise that would begin Oct 2-8. Will take my work laptop with me just in case. The last shutdown 35 days long was great but I stayed home. Only live once…

Also, sorry for contractors, but they make 30% more than Fed so they can kiss my a

still allowed?

If the cruise goes into international waters and you get called back, you’re sol.

Actually I telework 80% of days. If called back, which I doubt in the first 2-3 weeks, I'll call in sick when needed. What are going to do about it. Lol.

[Anonymous]

Damn I want a month off. Job is exhausting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am transferring money between accounts now. I need to pay the bills and it was a nightmare last time

Our last paycheck is the 29th, right? I get paid every other Friday.

Yes, I think we get a full paycheck on 9/29, half paycheck on 10/13, then no paycheck on 10/27 if the shutdown goes on that long.

Yes if your agency has no multi year funds to keep you going for a bit. Mine has said they will keep us at least another week so that 10/13 paycheck should also be a normal one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Damn I want a month off. Job is exhausting.

Me too.