How idiotic is a country that shuts itself down
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Re: How idiotic is a country that shuts itself down
That ain't no news, you should have been here for red tide. Yeah, I'd imagine it's the lower echelons that are disproportionately affected. I saw that the Coast Guard wasn't getting paid, I'd sure as hell call them essential.
That floored me, though - $85K on average. That means either some people are making a fuckton or the privileged, above average bureaucracy is bigger than I thought.
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That floored me, though - $85K on average. That means either some people are making a fuckton or the privileged, above average bureaucracy is bigger than I thought.
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Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Re: How idiotic is a country that shuts itself down
The ones not getting paid should go on strike, IMO...
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Re: How idiotic is a country that shuts itself down
From the ABC news site: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-12/ ... n/10710914
Some interesting bits:
Some interesting bits:
US government employees have received pay slips with nothing but zeros on them as the effects of the government shutdown hit home, deepening anxieties about mortgage payments and unpaid bills.
An estimated 800,000 US government workers have not been paid their wages for the first time since the shutdown began.
The Miami airport is closing a terminal this weekend because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the normal rate.
Around the country, some workers are relying on donations, including launching GoFundMe campaigns.
Food pantries have opened up in several locations.
Economists at S&P Global said the shutdown has cost the US economy $4.9 billion so far.
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Minor inconvenience. No big deal. Nothing to see here.
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How nice of you to say, JimC.
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How idiotic is a country that shuts itself down
If your employer isn’t paying you, how the hell is it that you are required to show up for work?
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Ah, I'm in Australia, not Britain...
The clue is probably "Melbourne"...
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Exactly! Strike, and start singing this!BarnettNewman wrote: ↑Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:59 amIf you’re employer isn’t paying you, how the hell is it that you are required to show up for work?
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It shrouded oft our martyred dead,
And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold,
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Then raise the scarlet standard high.
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Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer,
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Chicago swells the surging throng.
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It well recalls the triumphs past,
It gives the hope of peace at last;
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It suits today the weak and base,
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Re: How idiotic is a country that shuts itself down
The shut down would end if we just deport Agent Orange.
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You must enjoy sticking your foot into your mouth. You do it often enough.
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So JUST because you live in the worlds most desireable location, AND you were right, you are just going to sit there and watch me put my foot in my mouth?
Like it's your RIGHT?
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Re: How idiotic is a country that shuts itself down
Trump has now beaten that snowflake Clinton for the shut down record!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-11/ ... s/10706060
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Another Trump "accomplishment"!
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No big deal, minor inconvenience, nothing to see here.
As the Shutdown Persists, Here Are 5 Ways It Will Impact Science
https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... t-science/
As the Shutdown Persists, Here Are 5 Ways It Will Impact Science
https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... t-science/
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Science is a conspiracy anyway.
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