The new CR bill just failed in the House
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Another touchdown for Team Shutdown! The opponents are out of timeouts now! Nail-biting fourth quarter here.
You know that hundreds of thousand of people will not get paid if the fed shuts down? Right after Christmas? This is bullshit that they make the CR end right before Christmas but it is also bullshit that is federal workers have to worry about this. Not all of us are pork and it’s bullshit to play games like this in both sides. This shit needs to stop. We almost had to take loans out for the last one.
What kind of nonessential work do you do? In the public sector I take gigs where I can get them.
Anyway, as your employer, I never guaranteed that I wanted you to keep doing your nonessential task when my representatives conclude there's no plan in which it's in my interests to have you do so. I suppose you can sue me, or you can take up the enervating mantle of private sovereignty alongside me and take responsibility for your own life.
As you can see, you're not getting any sympathy here for good reason.
It was ok for ALL of the country to not get paid during Covid. Only the govt got paid. The govt is bloated. I have seen how long govt shuts down when Democrats rule. It is a few days because Republicans have sympathy. Govt employees always seem to get back pay as well. The civilians just get nothing. They just get fired.
Oh, and BTW, we are essential employees so we work whether we get paid or not
Essential roles within the government still get paid when the government shuts down. They just keep paying money they haven't yet printed. When the government has a budget again, they calculate that in. Don't act like you don't get paid, fed boi.
They actually do not. We almost had to take a loan last time.
Good on you. What is it that you do?