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Anonymous wrote:How about Congress can’t leave the building until they come to an agreement? It’s not like they haven’t had this budget since March. Lock them in and throw in some sleeping bags. They shouldn’t leave until they’ve done their jobs.

+1000 but skip the sleeping bags. Don't make them comfortable. And, how about stopping their pay.

Congressmen are already much more wealthy than the average American. The more we limit pay, the more we'll get wealthy Congressmen who are using the position to maximize their wealth and the wealth of their friends.

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Anonymous wrote:This obviously sucks. But what sucks even more is that some people who are excepted and working have been told to mark their timecards as furloughed. So if this comes to pass, they won't get paid even though they've been working as usual.

I’d refuse to do one ounce of work and I wouldn’t go in to office.

And that is what sets civil servants apart. Many of us believe in what we do. I for one believe our military service members have earned the health care I provide and to withhold that care because my paycheck may be delayed, or even absent, is disrespectful of their sacrifice.

Did you read that WP article about all of the disability fraud veterans are collecting?

Do you have a link that is not behind a paywall? I’d like to know what they are basing that on.

Gift link:
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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This obviously sucks. But what sucks even more is that some people who are excepted and working have been told to mark their timecards as furloughed. So if this comes to pass, they won't get paid even though they've been working as usual.

I’d refuse to do one ounce of work and I wouldn’t go in to office.

And that is what sets civil servants apart. Many of us believe in what we do. I for one believe our military service members have earned the health care I provide and to withhold that care because my paycheck may be delayed, or even absent, is disrespectful of their sacrifice.

Did you read that WP article about all of the disability fraud veterans are collecting?

Do you have a link that is not behind a paywall? I’d like to know what they are basing that on.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This obviously sucks. But what sucks even more is that some people who are excepted and working have been told to mark their timecards as furloughed. So if this comes to pass, they won't get paid even though they've been working as usual.

I’d refuse to do one ounce of work and I wouldn’t go in to office.

And that is what sets civil servants apart. Many of us believe in what we do. I for one believe our military service members have earned the health care I provide and to withhold that care because my paycheck may be delayed, or even absent, is disrespectful of their sacrifice.

Did you read that WP article about all of the disability fraud veterans are collecting?

Anonymous wrote:I'm a democrat but this is just one more confirmation that the Democrats are playing checkers while the Republicans are playing chess (or perhaps something more serious like nuclear chicken). This shutdown was always going to cause more pain than than the dems will gain - if they gain anything at all in the end.

I'm a Dem and for once I think they are playing chess while GOP is playing checkers. GOP totally underestimated that ACA matters to people including without their own ranks - 57% of people who use ACA are republicans; 77% of all people want ACA subsidies extended. They thought they could scream about illegals for a few days, sentiment would turn and Dems would cave. Not working out how they want. As evidenced by the fact that DJT is now suddenly saying oh yeah I'm talking to Dems (he's not) or the mass firings that were going to happen last Wed haven't started yet and just today they said it'll be in 4-5 more days; now this back pay trial balloon to scare Dems into reopening the govt with no deal on healthcare just promises of "we'll negotiate" - which we all know they won't after govt reopens.

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Anonymous wrote:work = pay

That's not what the law says. The law says "each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of
a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations"

Actually, I believe it says "each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of
a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations regardless of scheduled pay dates, and subject to the enactment of appropriations Acts ending the lapse.". The phrase "subject to the enactment...ending the lapse" would leave room for a bill that said no pay for feds.

I'm a democrat but this is just one more confirmation that the Democrats are playing checkers while the Republicans are playing chess (or perhaps something more serious like nuclear chicken). This shutdown was always going to cause more pain than than the dems will gain - if they gain anything at all in the end.

Anonymous wrote:How about Congress can’t leave the building until they come to an agreement? It’s not like they haven’t had this budget since March. Lock them in and throw in some sleeping bags. They shouldn’t leave until they’ve done their jobs.

The fact they are still getting paid while the people who show up and do their jobs (or would if not furloughed) don’t get paid is a freaking SCAM.

Our contractors are getting paid while we work without pay and they will probably not compensate for leave even if it was previously scheduled.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This obviously sucks. But what sucks even more is that some people who are excepted and working have been told to mark their timecards as furloughed. So if this comes to pass, they won't get paid even though they've been working as usual.

I’d refuse to do one ounce of work and I wouldn’t go in to office.

And that is what sets civil servants apart. Many of us believe in what we do. I for one believe our military service members have earned the health care I provide and to withhold that care because my paycheck may be delayed, or even absent, is disrespectful of their sacrifice.

If work -= pay then congress doesn't get paid. They didn't do their job since gaveled in and have not passed a budget. So no pay for the whole year.

Anonymous wrote:This obviously sucks. But what sucks even more is that some people who are excepted and working have been told to mark their timecards as furloughed. So if this comes to pass, they won't get paid even though they've been working as usual.

I’d refuse to do one ounce of work and I wouldn’t go in to office.

Not paying the military is a great idea, let's do that.

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Anonymous wrote:Gross. Russel Vought is the worst human being. Meanwhile when I flew into Dulles, TSA workers leaving their shifts were exchanging notes on which soup kitchen they could get a hot meal since they're not actually getting paid.

God bless America.

Save this post under the title, “things that never happened.”

you have no idea that Jose Andres was feeding govt workers on the last govt shutdown?

https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/01/16/photos-jose-andres-shutdown-pop-up-kitchen-furlouged-federal-employees-families/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about Congress can’t leave the building until they come to an agreement? It’s not like they haven’t had this budget since March. Lock them in and throw in some sleeping bags. They shouldn’t leave until they’ve done their jobs.

+1000 but skip the sleeping bags. Don't make them comfortable. And, how about stopping their pay.

I honestly can't believe they still get paid. They have one job. I think their reelection coffers should get emptied out to pay for this shutdown.