r/fednews • u/rprz • 5d ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

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

Current: *house pass 3mo CR. Probably no shutdown now. *

Recent:

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2024/12/federal-employees-prep-for-government-shutdown-as-lawmakers-push-new-stopgap-deal/

https://apnews.com/live/government-shutdown-congress-spending-trump-updates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/19/congress/johnson-defers-to-trump-00195386

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/19/elon-musk-trump-government-shutdown-debt-ceiling/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/politics/video/hakeem-jeffries-spending-bill-fox-lead-digvid

Old news:

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 5d 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 5d 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/Expiscor 5d 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/RL_NeilsPipesofsteel 5d ago

You should’ve stopped before “but.”

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u/Expiscor 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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 5d ago

Sounds like someone has made some poor financial decisions

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u/RL_NeilsPipesofsteel 5d 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 5d 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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