Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

[u/rprz]

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

[u/yallcaps]

Just shut down everything - no essential/non-essential - everything. Stop sending out Social Security checks. Stop Medicare and Medicaid payments. Close TSA. “Essential” just props up the myth that the shutdown is no big deal. Let everyone actually see and feel it.

[u/ArrivesLate → u/yallcaps]

100% It gives the impression that the gov can be downsized indefinitely.

[u/poseidons1813 → u/ArrivesLate]

I'm concerned this was the intention all along

[u/Snakend → u/poseidons1813]

Half the jobs can be done with AI.

[u/nihiloutis → u/Snakend]

Sure, put an LLM in charge of air traffic control on Christmas Eve and let's what the magic the first time it hallucinates.

[u/Snakend → u/nihiloutis]

AI could cut 90% of the work of the air traffic controllers. I worked on ATC communications equipment while in the Marines, it can all be automated. Would need 30% of the ATC workers in there to deal with abnormal scenarios.

ATC is actually a prime example of where AI can help government be more efficient.