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[James48843]

..., sequestration now in its second year is going to require additional furloughs as demanded by our creditors. why not just take a massive 10 day furlough right off the top, across the board? that way nobody can weasel out of it. don't expect to get paid for the layoff this time folks, there's no room in the budget. oh yeah, what budget? we don't have one! ha ha, that is rich!

If we end up with ten days off starting tomorrow, can we count that towards the Sequester, and just call it even?

 

[Khotso]

if you like irony you're gonna love this: the u.s. government cannot govern or fund itself and has to shut down > this causes fear and instability in the stock market and it drops like a rock > investors flee the crash and pour all their money into cash (u.s. treasury bonds) as a safe haven. ha ha! they buy stock in the very entity whose incompetence led to the crisis in the first place, at the very moment when the entity has to close its doors because it is broke! you can't make this stuff up.

a couple of thoughts come to mind. first, it's all a big joke because the goverment doesn't really shut down. politicians still politic, armies still march, planes still fly, and mail still gets delivered, it isn't really a shut down if it doesn't really shut down. and second, sequestration now in its second year is going to require additional furloughs as demanded by our creditors. why not just take a massive 10 day furlough right off the top, across the board? that way nobody can weasel out of it. don't expect to get paid for the layoff this time folks, there's no room in the budget. oh yeah, what budget? we don't have one! ha ha, that is rich!

I can only think of a 6 letter word.

 

[WorkFE]

If we end up with ten days off starting tomorrow, can we count that towards the Sequester, and just call it even?

I second that motion, all in favor say aye.

 

[weatherweenie]

http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-over...-guidance/guidance-for-shutdown-furloughs.pdf

 

[James48843]

CNN website this morning- now showing the list of who is expected and not expected to be furloughed tomorrow:
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Government shutdown: What's closed, what's open?

 

[nasa1974]

Both sides are at fault. All they want to do is secure themselves for re-election. They really don't give a rats behind about us. What we need is a list of everyone currently in the House and Senate and vote them all out of office. As they are replaced the name is scratched off the list. We also need to demand term limits. The tea party jokers are saying that the American people do not want Obama Care. Well, lets demand term limits and then they have no choice but to do it. When Congress was established way back when, it was not looked at as a permanent job. The President's position has term limits, so should the House and Senate. We need to get these clowns out of office.

 

[jkenjohnson]

Good luck to everyone. I hope you are not furloughed tomorrow and if you are, I hope it is short and you get paid for any time you missed.

 

[James48843]

• [h=5]As a government shutdown looms, House Republicans can hardly contain their excitement.
  
  Actual quotes from today:
  
  
  
  
  
  
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[Frixxxx]

• As a government shutdown looms, House Republicans can hardly contain their excitement.
  
  Actual quotes from today:
  
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It was actually the 28th and not today. These are mis-quotes (partials) on their passing of the house bill, not government shutdown.

Come on James.....too easy.

I do wish our representative government would only refer to their constituents though. I don't think Boehner should say "American People" when he should say "The good people of Ohio, or my district has requested..."

 

[tsptalk]

I knew this thread couldn't last in the public area.

Also, saw some "*****"s. Ban's will be coming if I see more.