Talk of potential government shutdown?

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Is Susan Collins troubled or is she concerned?

For once, she's realistic.

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didn't the Senate pass a budgeT?

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Anonymous wrote:didn't the Senate pass a budgeT?

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News articles say a budget blueprint. What is that?

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Oh poor Sue-Sue. It’s so hard that her faulty memory doesn’t allow her to remember the past and realize it may be precedent for the present. So so hard.

I'm from Maine & live in Maine. She's the WORST!!!!

Agree. RINOs need to go!

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Oh poor Sue-Sue. It’s so hard that her faulty memory doesn’t allow her to remember the past and realize it may be precedent for the present. So so hard.

I'm from Maine & live in Maine. She's the WORST!!!!

Agree. RINOs need to go!

I think it’s safe to say, all republicans need to go!

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think Musk nor Trump really have a plan beyond short term desires. That's just how they operate.

Not sure what's going to happen, how can anyone know?

The only sensible thing to do is relax, try to destress and hope it'll be as less pain as possible for all of us. I think Musk intends to cut a lot if fed jobs but not all of if he does cut tons, he may play with that and put some back when he sees how things shape up.

As PP said, there's a lot if govt services and it's sometimes hard to remember how much and which provide invaluable worth to us all.

It'll be interesting to see what happens but anything is possible J would think.

They do have a plan, but it is based on a false assumption. The plan is to shrink the government so much that companies can basically take over. That magically means prosperity for all, but they really are only just focusing on their own ability to grow a huge company and run up prices while not paying workers. In reality, it will take 6-12 months at LEAST for the impact of what is happening now and going to happen later to cause a massive increase in unemployment. Companies will realize that spending is decreased and start to also lay off their employees. Initially, they will just call it being leaner and more efficient, like DOGE. Later, they will just admit that the numbers don't look good. We end up in a large recession or depression. A leader emerges for Democrats, and the people have something to rally for (getting their jobs back and economy going). How that continues is up to the planners.

I think it will play out like this.

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Anonymous wrote:didn't the Senate pass a budgeT?

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News articles say a budget blueprint. What is that?

That was the reconciliation resolution. It’s for FY26 and has nothing to do with the CR that’s expiring in a couple of weeks.

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Anonymous wrote:didn't the Senate pass a budgeT?

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News articles say a budget blueprint. What is that?

In passing their blueprint the other night, the Republicans exposed their plans and it's full of poison pills, like tax cuts for billionaires, cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, food programs, VA and others, and NOT helping Americans where it comes to rising grocery costs, transportation costs, housing costs, et cetera. https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1259082.page

That is the plan. They made it clear with their votes. If don't you want all those cuts and for the money to instead be redirected into the pockets of the wealthy (again more than half of it goes to people making more than $450k a year) while STILL increasing our deficit then you'd better start calling your Republican members of Congress.

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It's going to shut down and never reopen.

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Anonymous wrote:It's going to shut down and never reopen.

That's fine, gives everyone time to identify the milquetoast Democrats that need to be primaried by populists in the midterms.

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Anonymous wrote:because trump and elon are already rendering the govt inoperable they have effectively lost all leverage in terms of the dems preventing a govt shutdown. so if the dems can effect one they will. there wont be an argument to make sure things can go back to normal bc they are so abnormal

This.
The GOP will need to figure it out.

+1. I’m an essential fed and will work without pay until a shutdown is over. Even so, if a single Dem gives Republicans a vote to help them out of the hole they have dug, I will make it my mission to elect their replacement in 2026. Not we promise to make Elmo behave. Not “sure we’ll spend the money on SNAP”. Dems need to stop being Charlie Brown while Rs are Lucy with the football.

Rs need some FAFO and need to completely own whatever comes out of this budget deal. They control everything. Nancy Pelosi did it with these margins. Time for Johnson to show up what he’s got.

If it means a delayed paycheck for me, so be it.

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Probably at least a month long shutdown.

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I anticipate that regarding the House, the Dems will sweep the special elections (two in April in FL and one in NY whenever). So Dems will control the House sometime later this year. And after The Midterms, there will be very few Republicans left in elected office anywhere. The People have had enough of this administration’s policies already.

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Anonymous wrote:It's going to shut down and never reopen.

That's fine, gives everyone time to identify the milquetoast Democrats that need to be primaried by populists in the midterms.

sure...the MAGAs are getting restless as they watch their own lives being destroyed I wouldn't bet your farm on this.

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Anonymous wrote:because trump and elon are already rendering the govt inoperable they have effectively lost all leverage in terms of the dems preventing a govt shutdown. so if the dems can effect one they will. there wont be an argument to make sure things can go back to normal bc they are so abnormal

This.
The GOP will need to figure it out.

+1. I’m an essential fed and will work without pay until a shutdown is over. Even so, if a single Dem gives Republicans a vote to help them out of the hole they have dug, I will make it my mission to elect their replacement in 2026. Not we promise to make Elmo behave. Not “sure we’ll spend the money on SNAP”. Dems need to stop being Charlie Brown while Rs are Lucy with the football.

Rs need some FAFO and need to completely own whatever comes out of this budget deal. They control everything. Nancy Pelosi did it with these margins. Time for Johnson to show up what he’s got.

If it means a delayed paycheck for me, so be it.

+1. The democrats need to step back and let the Republicans show the country how they govern.