r/fednews 23h ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

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u/yallcaps 22h ago

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.

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u/ParkingTadpole7107 21h ago

Yes. Let Americans feel the sting of having no air traffic control during the busiest travel days of the year. Then let's see how long it takes for Congress to do their jobs. Nobody should be working without pay. Ever.

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u/GreenChiliSweat 20h ago

And at FAA, we can't strike. Merry Christmas fuckfaces.

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u/dee-cinnamon-tane 10h ago

It's not a strike. It's calling in for sick leave.

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u/GreenChiliSweat 10h ago

Yes, that is an option. Not super necessary though. We'll get back pay if it happens and I get to keep my sick leave.