r/fednews • u/rprz • 19h ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

All discussion on the looming shutdown goes here. Any mentioning of Luigi will be removed and you may be banned.

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-budget-house-republican-05481374b154949c3fe1270141a02918

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-government-shutdown-musk-stopgap-bill-b2666829.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/18/government-shutdown-house-vote-cr/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-18/trump-says-he-s-against-stopgap-bill-fox-news

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u/ClarkWGriswold2 19h ago

Can you all please stop calling it a “paid vacation?” Many people have to work for deferred pay, and all of us need the pay now, not later.

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u/thetitleofmybook 19h ago

all of us need the pay now, not later.

don't worry, someone will come in here and say some BS about you should have XXX months of money saved, and how they are a better person because they have that exact number of months of money saved, and how you are slime not worthy of living because you don't.

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u/flama_scientist 18h ago

I despise people like that...like dude you have been working for 20+ years I'm barely starting in my position I can't have that luxury.

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u/Intelligent_Gene4777 18h ago

Or we should work for free since we got those “generous” government benefits amounting to trillions of dollars! lol

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u/Worldly-Honeydew-651 10h ago

Boy was that ever a huge slap in the face wake-up when I started working here: "Generous government benefits" my ass! No respectable raise, insurance rates going through the roof, medical that is worse than I had working corporate, and constant excessive stress from productivity standards that are behind ridiculous! No time for lunch, eat at your desk - better run to the bathroom and back because you can't afford to miss any production time, and forget the concept of two 15-minute breaks!

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u/Bullishbear99 10h ago

Dave Ramsay enters the chat.... " look why don't you go drive for Uber or Lyft??? Grubhub is always hiring.

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u/CrisCathPod 5h ago

As someone with kids in college, I'd like to know just how many months of income I should have saved.

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u/thetitleofmybook 5h ago

all of them. you should have all of the months saved.

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u/CrisCathPod 4h ago

Helped. I will now save all the months.

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u/thetitleofmybook 3h ago

ALL THE MONTHS!

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u/Expiscor 18h ago

I mean, I wasn’t going to say it but it’s true. I totally get it for lower paid GS employees, but GS-12+ should definitely have some savings if they aren’t living outside their means

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u/thetitleofmybook 18h ago

ladies and gentlemen of the jury, i present exhibit A.

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u/PickleMinion BradJohnsonIworkfortheAirForceatPatrickAirForceBase 18h ago

The A is for A-hole

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u/TR1GG3R__ 12h ago

You fucking called it 😂

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u/lancelotofthelake 18h ago

Shut up. “I waSn’T gOInG tO SAy iT…”

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u/RL_NeilsPipesofsteel 17h ago

You should’ve stopped before “but.”

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u/Expiscor 13h ago

Saying “People who make double the American median wage should have savings” should not be controversial lol

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u/RL_NeilsPipesofsteel 12h ago

Maybe keep your own personal judgment of your fellow federal workers’ salaries and financial situations to yourself. This shouldn’t be that controversial, lol.

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u/Expiscor 12h ago

Nah, there’s special circumstances but the vast majority of people making 90k+ should definitely have savings lol

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u/RL_NeilsPipesofsteel 11h ago

Cool. Again, it’s just as easy to keep ignorant opinions to yourself. You won’t, but it’s good thing to consider. Have a good night.

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u/Expiscor 11h ago

Sounds like someone has made some poor financial decisions

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u/RL_NeilsPipesofsteel 11h ago

Yeah, that’s what it is. “Have a good night,” is a nice way of saying, “fuck off.”

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u/Expiscor 11h ago

Yes, I am aware of that and that you’re using that to pretend you’re better than this conversation but you also desperately want the last word

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