If you are affected and are not getting paid - do NOT go to work! Screw essential! If you are that essential you would be getting paid! Tell President Musk and VP Felon Elect Trump to pound sand!
My paychecks will be affected , I won't get paid but still have to show up for work, pay for gas and food and my mortgage and bills with no pay.π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬π€¬
Itβs a catch 22. The value of the currency will most certainly tank after the omnibus bill is passed from all the debt, but not passing it has its own costs.
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Thank you Everyone!
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As per usual they come through at the last hour. Interesting that Musk had the political power to kill the bipartisan budget that was set to pass but Trump didnβt have the political power to get one passed without a debt ceiling. If youβre keeping score thatβs President Musk 1 - VP Trump 0
If mush lost his tax breaks and incentives he would fast change his mind. If Politicians relied on their wages instead of their handlers and insider trading they would be less likely to close things down at readily also
This may sound cold because I know a lot of people have spent money on air travel. But, if I work for TSA and there was a government shutdown, there is no fucking way I would go to work. And I think every TSA agent out there should do the same.
If the the government is shut down would it mean that Trump would have to have his inauguration in the in the Senate chambers with a hand full of onlookers? That just might be worth a shutdown.
The pay of the Representatives who allow or cause a government shut down should be suspended until the shut down is lifted. The pay of their congressional staff should also be suspended.
I think the critical staff, like airspace controllers and such should just say "No, I ain't working for free. And when I don't work, not only do you assholes have to answer to the people for ruining their holiday travel plansβyou're gonna have to do it from work, cuz you're stuck away from home too.
When is see efforts to end social security it it based upon a lie that we can no longer afford. A simple solution? An audit to see where the money actually goes. The lie usually points to the truth
Shutdowns are very expensive ploys. They cost the taxpayer lots of $$$. Everyone thinks it is painful for federal employees but in the end those non-essential employees who are forced to stay home end up getting paid time off with no charge to their accrued vacation or sick leave. A giant waste.
What about the domino effect to federal contractors, food and service workers, plumbers, cleaners, suppliers, truckers, roofers, etc and businesses that rely on federal employee consumers?
Why don't Republican simply pass the original bipartisan agreement they agree to, despite Elon & Trump interference.? Congress is an independent body and they need to show us that. I mean, cutting the billions in taxpayers dollars that go to contracts with Elon Musk would save us some money, right?
I think Republicans in Congress are showing that they are not, in fact, an independent body. They are obeying in advance and thereby ceding power to the unelected billionaire and his pet president-elect.
Big issue is the shutting down of Nat. Flood Ins. Plan. Many home sales will not happen and homeowners will be out of compliance with their mortgage. Mostly in Red States like FL, TX, LA, etc.
Personally, if the government shuts down, all those won't be paid should not be forced to work, except for healthcare workers. That sounds really bad, but make people realize the importance of government, and then, maybe, they won't take it for granted.
The GOP house needs democrats' votes. This is called power.
Make your demands (child cancer, etc), and have those proposals voted on before the republican items. If the democrat's demands aren't pass, tank the whole thing.
You know whoβs not affected?? The arrogant, idiot Republicans in Congress who play games at the expense of federal workers and the military who have to work but wonβt get paid.
How can I get one of these joke βno-showβ jobs that pay well (with benefits!) while they do nothing but f*** over workers
I love how people weather beyond anything any normal person could imagine have the power to disable the government so people donβt get paid during the holidays π absolutely abhorrent. May they all get what they deserve π€¬
I understand that is whatβs itβs supposed be or is commonly described as.
However, Ponzi scheme is a better description. No one had paid in when payments started going out. The current recipients rely on the younger generations to keep paying.
That said, it was well funded if it hadnβt been robbed
It will be fun to see Trumpβs inauguration if the government shuts down and no one gets their social security checks. (Since I am in SS it wonβt be good) But it will be worth seeing how his first term starts in turmoil.
Stop with the partial shutdowns. If Republicans want to shut down government, then shut it all down. Airports, air travel, border stations, federal prisons...everything.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is here warned last night would use shutdown to take away Social Security. @petermorley.bsky.social has all the White House contact info. @dworkin.bsky.social give you letters to your reps. Call or write TODAY. This is not a drill.
Yeah well a list of stuff is depressing. But here is whatβs worse: the image and integrity of the US around the world and through history has forever been damaged by the lunacy of the people In the Musk/Trump βmovementβ. These are stupid arrogant know-nothings that embarrass us. Great again? Nopeβ¦
weβve been through a partial shutdown before and iβm certain, short of a miraculous level of cooperation, there will be more in the future.
why must it always be on a back burner until it becomes a rushed process?
governing by brinkmanship is not a winning solution. Dβs and Rs need to stop
I think that if we all start referring to Trump as Muskβs puppet, and saying βPresident Musk,β Trump will get jealous and throw Musk under the bus like he does to everyone else. This needs to be all over the media, too. Please help spread the word. Thank you.
This week, Biden said he would attend Trump's inauguration one month from today.
What we need is Biden to #DeclassifyTrump and his kompromat vulnerability, so we can force the Congress to #ImpeachTrumpNow and defend our Constitution.
This is not your granddaddyβs Republicans. They are something far more sinister. They have no values or central ideology. They stand for nothing more than money, God and guns. Everything else be damned. Screw life and liberty when you can have the rapture, an assault rifle and a yacht
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1. Shutdowns are always the fault of Republicans
2. The public always blames Republicans for them, and
3. Republicans always cave in the end.
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You did it! The entire nation now knows about Republicans Cutting Social Security Checks! They are scared now: 2VP Vance want GOP to sign letter they would not cut Social Security Checks! We cut the red fog
And America is watching!
Thank you Everyone!
#SocialSecurity #USDemocracy
Just a reminder of what happened in 2019.
Make your demands (child cancer, etc), and have those proposals voted on before the republican items. If the democrat's demands aren't pass, tank the whole thing.
if not, then go touch grass
How can I get one of these joke βno-showβ jobs that pay well (with benefits!) while they do nothing but f*** over workers
https://bsky.app/profile/peterstefanovic.bsky.social/post/3ldpxzk4ga223
"annual leave entitlement""
You are ENTITLED to your social security retirement money because you paid into it.
It's a good, fine term
If you paid in, if you qualify, etc you're *entitled* to benefit
You're letting conservatives get away w smearing the term, when what they really mean are "falsely entitled" people
GOP omit "falsely"
However, Ponzi scheme is a better description. No one had paid in when payments started going out. The current recipients rely on the younger generations to keep paying.
That said, it was well funded if it hadnβt been robbed
But alllll insurance, likewise, is a ponzi scheme then
But then so is ANY social program, as well
So let's reserve words for where they're best suited
It is not a dirty word.
You ARE entitled to programs for which youβre eligible, esp programs youβve paid into like Social Security.
You know that TITLE to your car? It verifies youβre ENTITLED to own it.
Not a dirty word!
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Fight them on the term.
All you're doing is ceding to conservative narratives
Fight them everywhere, on everything they say/do that is wrong
Cede no ground
Don't help them misinform the public
That is how "socialism" got its 100+yr old attacks
The wise directive of βDo not obey in advanceβ includes vocabulary.
Words hold power.
So, reject false definitions.
Reclaim the _true_ meaning of the term. Make *them* defend taking benefits that are rightly yoursβthat you are, yes, entitled to.
#1 thing that is affectedβ people.
https://youtu.be/nskumJWJmuw?...
why must it always be on a back burner until it becomes a rushed process?
governing by brinkmanship is not a winning solution. Dβs and Rs need to stop
What we need is Biden to #DeclassifyTrump and his kompromat vulnerability, so we can force the Congress to #ImpeachTrumpNow and defend our Constitution.
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