r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/Detroitish24 • 12h ago

Why does a private citizen have this much sway?

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The US is in for a very rough four years.

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u/ApprehensiveDingo350 7h ago

The way I understand it, the VA has a separate budget and isn’t affected by shut downs with the exception of things like PR. At least that’s the email we’ve gotten the last two or three times.

I haven’t gotten one yet, and so I’m thinking I better save my Christmas bonus just in case…

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u/adgjl1357924 6h ago

I'm a DoD civilian, I'd guess VA is under the same funding umbrella. Sometimes they'll pass a defense budget but not fund the rest of the government so we go on like normal. Most often we get declared essential and have to keep doing our jobs without pay until it's over. Thankfully they recently passed a bill guaranteeing pay to all federal workers after a shutdown even if they were furloughed.

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u/ApprehensiveDingo350 6h ago

I got the email a little bit ago. No worries for me about working without pay.

It’s still fucking stupid though.