Actually, this shutdown is a brilliant tactic
The 800,000 federal employees that will be bankrupt will effectively drain the swamp, literally the large mass of people that are losing out are liberal, and the pool will be drained, literally.
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You do know that they all will be paid as soon as it ends... including during the shutdown? That is how it has been. Ends up being a paid vacation for all federal employees. Biggest freaking waste! [:(!] 0 -
I was thinking Trump might've sent the buses to haul the "refugees" up to the border for a show. Orchestrating like master mind working both sides to get what he wants. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by roswellnative
The 800,000 federal employees that will be bankrupt will effectively drain the swamp, literally the large mass of people that are losing out are liberal, and the pool will be drained, literally.
Truth...buddy of mine is a Special Agent with HSI, and is conservative. I haven't heard a peep out of him complaining about the delayed pay due to the shut down.0 -
Bankrupt after having 2 or 3 delayed paychecks? Lmao
If somebody is living that close to the edge, they are going to face bankruptcy at some point regardless of this 'paid vacation.'0 -
"Bankrupt?"
No but if this isn't resolved within the next 2-3 weeks, I stand to lose approx 25% of my yearly income. Now having 2 or 3 paychecks delayed is one thing but to simply forfeit 1/4 of your income with zero recompense is hard to swallow.
As I've said before, the people complaining most about how well "government employees" are being paid appear to be just jealous because they DON'T have a government job.0 -
it's the A-hole liberal media. "oh, my God I missed a pay-check. I'll be homeless next week". 0 -
Exactly how do you stand to lose 1/4 of your yearly income?
quote:Originally posted by Mobuck
"Bankrupt?"
No but if this isn't resolved within the next 2-3 weeks, I stand to lose approx 25% of my yearly income. Now having 2 or 3 paychecks delayed is one thing but to simply forfeit 1/4 of your income with zero recompense is hard to swallow.
As I've said before, the people complaining most about how well "government employees" are being paid appear to be just jealous because they DON'T have a government job.0 -
i bet with a bunch out of each office now being at home things can actually get done..... 0 -
This thing is going to go long enough that people will be missing mortgages and car payments. That will cause a domino effect.
My bet is it is not over till March.
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A boon for the banks.
Kind of a big boy payday loan arrangement.
Of course Dodd-Frank restrictions may make these impossible.0 -
quote:Originally posted by roswellnative
The 800,000 federal employees that will be bankrupt will effectively drain the swamp, literally the large mass of people that are losing out are liberal, and the pool will be drained, literally.
How do you figure?0 -
From https://wamu.org/story/19/01/14/heres-where-federal-workers-most-vulnerable-to-the-shutdown-live/#.XD6QAspOmf0
About 360,000 federal workers live in the broader Washington region, and roughly 40 percent of those ? or 145,000 workers ? have been furloughed since December, according to Stephen Fuller, an economist at George Mason University.
The D.C. region?s federal workforce is spread out across the area, although Fairfax County accounts for the largest share, with 19.5 percent.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Not included in MWCOG?s geographical analysis are business owners and federal contractors who depend on the federal government for their incomes. Some local restaurants have reported significant drops in business, with sales declines averaging 20 percent, according to the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.
Low-wage federal contractors are hit hardest during a government shutdown, Fuller says.
?The people that tend to get hurt are at the lower end of the wage spectrum or small businesses ? people that just don?t have a whole lot of backup or alternatives,? Fuller said in a recent interview.
The shutdown has already prompted many federal workers to file for unemployment and queue up at local food banks. During the last prolonged shutdown in 2013, local claims for unemployment tripled over the previous year, Fuller says.
The broader regional economy is likely to take a hit during the shutdown, too, Fuller says, as consumer spending drops. Sectors such as leisure tourism and business travel are already low this time of year, the economist says, but they could see steeper-than-usual declines the longer the shutdown drags on.
?The longer it takes, the wider the effects are spread across the economy, and it affects ? ultimately ? consumer confidence,? Fuller told WAMU.
Gonna drain the swamp for sure if this thing lasts more than 2months. Banks will start foreclosure within 2 missed payments. 3 months and a lot of these federal workers will be on the street. They may get there money but the banks will get homes first
The DC area (swamp) will feel this the most. It will clean up the dregs0 -
Why do we need non-essential workers in the first place? 0 -
"Why do we need non-essential workers in the first place?"
To answer questions like this
"Exactly how do you stand to lose 1/4 of your yearly income?"
I get paid by the hour for work assigned. Our biggest project of the year which begins next month comprises approx 1/4 of the work hours for the year. If this project is cancelled, so would be the work hours. Therefore, 1/4 of my yearly income will be GONE.0 -
Every time I hear "they're draining the swamp", I can't help but ask myself "oh yeah, when did they start?"[B)] 0
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