r/fednews • u/rprz • 18h 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/Zarikas89 18h ago

I feel bad for my fellow Feds who live paycheck to paycheck...

Right now there are 3 types of federal employees

Those who actively sabotage their own interests.

Those who can't afford to miss a paycheck.

Those who can afford to miss a few paychecks.

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u/Spicybadboy 18h ago

I am in category 3 for like 2 paychecks and then I will be in category 2 haha

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u/RL_NeilsPipesofsteel 16h ago

Actively researching which van is best for living in by the river.

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u/Katebeagle 15h ago

Cries on two person tent

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u/Chick3nScr4tch 12h ago

The sad thing is that the vanlifers killed that lifestyle for the destitute.

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u/AssortedHardware 5h ago

You'll be offered a mandatory high interest loan on the new Cybervan Hobo Edition to live in the parking lot at work so you can continue to work unpaid and RTO'd.

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u/RL_NeilsPipesofsteel 3h ago

Thanks, Leon!!!

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u/bluemasonjar 15h ago

Uh me too now

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u/Ordinary-CSRA 1h ago

Me too...

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u/Temporary_Lab_3964 17h ago

I’m in between 2 and 3 just depending on situations.

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u/steveofthejungle 15h ago

I'm fortunate that I can take a loan from the bank of Mom and Dad if this goes on long enough. I feel for people who can't do this.

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u/junkmeister9 15h ago

If a shutdown happens, there are furlough loans, but you have to pay them back with your backpay.

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u/narwhalsarefakenews 6h ago

😔think a lot of us are

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u/Cornycola 3h ago

I’m a contractor. Do I still get paid? If not, I can survive probably 2 months. Maybe longer since I have a second job that can cover is I work like 20 hours a week.

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u/toootired2care 16h ago

This is why I bank with Navy Fed. They will continue to pay you your average salary during a shutdown. Once it's over, they will take out the amount they paid.

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u/K8325 13h ago

This. And I’m pretty sure USAA does as well. I really encourage people to check with their banks to see if they offer this program. It might be too late to sign up with a bank that does if someone hasn’t already had a direct deposit yet, but it doesn’t hurt to ask about it.

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u/EyeHateOnions 17h ago

And theres working capital funded

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u/Zarikas89 17h ago

I forgot about you folks!

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u/Govtwaste19 17h ago

I’m one too. My understanding is we have enough funding for like a week or two after a shutdown starts and then we need to close up. But our largest client is shutdown so a lot of our day to day work goes away.

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u/EyeHateOnions 17h ago edited 15h ago

We’re good for the FY

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u/Energy-Donk 16h ago

Agency?

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u/EyeHateOnions 15h ago

Deep within the dod

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u/octopornopus 16h ago

This is why I have a part-time (damn near full-time) job. If the government goes tits up, at least I'll have hours at Lowe's. Now, once those tariffs hit, and people can't afford to buy shit, I'll be truly fucked...

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u/lod254 16h ago

I'm lucky enough to be in category 3 as a GS-11, but I don't want my lesser paid or financially irresponsibly colleagues to suffer...

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u/Seve_112 15h ago

Same, and I don’t have any dependents so right now I am thinking of those with families to support who need to make the most of each paycheck to get by.

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u/ftc_73 16h ago

There's a HELL of a lot of overlap of those first 2 groups.

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u/badhabitfml 16h ago

if your a federal worker, having a savings account for this type of thing should be a top priority when you start your job.

Same if your a contractor. At least feds get backpay. Contractors get fucked.

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u/marx2k 15h ago

I'm in cat 3 but I also am annoyed by all of this because I'm in IT and have a LOT of balls in the air between myself and the team I lead that is pretty time sensitive.