My guess is total Republican capitulation within a maximum of 2 weeks. Of course this is not about money- spend nothing on a wall, spend 4 hours worth of Fed spending or spend 10 hours worth- all the same thing. This is totally a political issue and the supposed deal maker gave up any political leverage in that White House meeting with Pelosi and Schumer when he asked for a shutdown and took full responsibility.
Now Trump is threatening to “shut down the entire southern border”. Clearly, he has gone completely insane.
Pelosi will win in a game of chicken.
Trump has made it his problem.
this affects far more than just government employees
If your company does a preponderance of work for the federal government you are screwed
These federal employees will wind up getting paid......they always do.....
I have no opinion of the shutdown, but this amounts to a paid vacation for federal employees. When they come back, they will receive all back pay, just like they have during previous shutdowns.
Extortion my ass.
A good chunk of federal employees are on the job, but without pay.
Housing, food, tuition, babysitters, child care, fuel, transportation, piano lessons, ... are real expenses for dedicated folks working on a federal paycheck.
Your response is typical arrogant GOP smack.
Link: http://fortune.com/2018/12/27/federal-government-shutdown-twitter-shutdownstories/
Its a crock of liberal shit.......wait that's redundant
Try thinking before you post.
To pay a month of rent
Then you truly are a dumb ass civil servant then arent you?
Yeah I'm the Dumbass civil servant that worked for DoD for 37 years so you could sleep well at night. You have zero clue what you are posting about. Try engaging brain first, assuming that you have one.
Seriously?
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I am jealous of furloughed Fed employees. What I wouldn't give for my company to shut down and give me all back pay when they start up again.
Live in the basement
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Are are arguing that people who are still working won’t receive back pay?
This level of stupidity is tough to find these days.
They aren’t getting a free vacation like you are stupidly claiming.
Can yer little mind understand that concept?
Not sure how one simultaneously works AND is on vacation, but damn that Trump anyway!
That’s some next level stuff.
There’s plenty to dislike about a shutdown, but fed employee pay isn’t one of them.
You just claimed that govt employees are getting a free vacation because they will receive back pay for furlough time not worked.
I said that isn’t true for essential employees as they have to work, and any back pay they get will be for actual work not sitting at home on furlough. Right now they are working for pay some time in the indefinite future.
Again, can yer little mind understand that?
Unless your position is essential or you happen to be funded like the DoD, you are at home not working.
In all prior situations as far back as I can remember, without researching for it, he is correct, the people who stayed home got back pay, essentially free vacation as he put it.
It sucks all around, but the sad part is both sides trying to blame the other. They are both at fault.
Agree that there is plenty of blame on both sides.
His point though was bullshit.
Link: https://wtkr.com/2018/12/28/federal-employees-prepare-for-a-long-shutdown/
You seem to think they are the same.
About 30% of the nation blames the D’s for the shutdown. That’s mostly his knuckle dragging base.
The rest of the nation blames him and the R’s in Congress.
His problem is that he’s so beholden to the Limbaugh’s and Coulter’s of the world to keep his faithful on board, that he thinks he has no choice here.
Could last for a while.