It appears as though the Senate Democrats don't want to give Trump a year's reprieve on the debt ceiling, and so a US Government shutdown is in the works.  The Republicans needed 60 votes to overcome cloture, and the votes aren't there.  Looks like certain senators don't want the DOGE people looking into certain matters.

 

For this on Social Security and Government pensions, those checks should continue uninterrupted. 

Update: Schumer blinked and will now support the House GOP funding bill.  Big win for Trump.

Shutting down the federal government is a blow to the economy.

 

Post office, military, and federal departments are all government workers.

 

The next time you see a US soldier in uniform make sure you go up to him and tell him Donald Trump and Elon Musk say government workers are a waste of money and corrupt so fraudulent.

 

Be sure to tell him Trump said he probably doesn't even show up for work!

 

Do it. 😂

 

GO MAGA MARS OR BUST 

 

 

36 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Shutting down the federal government is a blow to the economy.

 

Post office, military, and federal departments are all government workers.

 

The next time you see a US soldier in uniform make sure you go up to him and tell him Donald Trump and Elon Musk say government workers are a waste of money and corrupt so fraudulent.

 

Be sure to tell him Trump said he probably doesn't even show up for work!

 

Do it. 😂

 

GO MAGA MARS OR BUST 

 

 

How many government agencies have you worked for?  I think I've worked for about four, with some time in between. Anyway, some are more well managed than others, but I'd have to say that every place I've been had about 50% of the people who were basically worthless.  They might show up to work, but that's about it.  Once they're there, they do nothing.  The problem is identifying who is who.  Civil service rules, unions. It's difficult to make quick cuts. But those cuts are needed and wouldn't hurt anything. 

1 hour ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Shutting down the federal government is a blow to the economy.

 

Post office, military, and federal departments are all government workers.

 

The next time you see a US soldier in uniform make sure you go up to him and tell him Donald Trump and Elon Musk say government workers are a waste of money and corrupt so fraudulent.

 

Be sure to tell him Trump said he probably doesn't even show up for work!

 

Do it. 😂

 

GO MAGA MARS OR BUST 

 

 

Sorry, no shutdown. 

24 minutes ago, jas007 said:

How many government agencies have you worked for?  I think I've worked for about four, with some time in between. Anyway, some are more well managed than others, but I'd have to say that every place I've been had about 50% of the people who were basically worthless.  They might show up to work, but that's about it.  Once they're there, they do nothing.  The problem is identifying who is who.  Civil service rules, unions. It's difficult to make quick cuts. But those cuts are needed and wouldn't hurt anything. 

I used to work for NPS and USFS and have done contracting with HUD.   There is a lot of make work jobs in the federal government. 

3 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Sorry, no shutdown. 

Dems folded like a cheap suit.

2 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

I used to work for NPS and USFS and have done contracting with HUD.   There is a lot of make work jobs in the federal government. 

Make work?  There's work, but some people either don't do it or they do it as slowly as humanly possible.  I could sit here all day and tell you stories.  Some you wouldn't believe. 

 

One place I worked had a lady who ran here own little real estate agency right at her desk.  I'm not sure if she ever did any other work.  But she did get paid every two weeks.

 

At another place, there was some man that sat out in the hall all day, every day.  And yet he was supposed to be  working there, somewhere.  In that same building, depending on which section you ventured into, you could smell the aroma of marijuana being smoked,. 

 

At another place, there was a person who was the "Union Rep."  She somehow managed to parlay that into a full time job, even though it was only supposed to take half a day. 

 

I also spent two years on active duty in the US Army during the Vietnam era.  Talk about people sitting around and doing nothing.