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Its Official I Won't Be Getting My Paycheck This Month... Thank You Senate Dems

342 sats \ 20 comments \ @Cje95 8h Politics_And_Law

While I have talked about the government shutting down first time was in March, which we avoided, and now with our current shut down what has unfolded is beyond what I ever imagined. If you were going to tell me last month that we were gearing up for the longest government shut down and had already become the longest complete government shut down I would have told you that you were crazy. The worst case scenario that I saw coming was a two week shut down. Long enough to hit federal workers paychecks and the outcry to cause the minority to stand down.

We have blown that out of the water now and the question has shifted in my opinion to what is going to get the Senate Democrats to open up the government. Both sides are dug in and with the House out again this week due to the shut down there is really no room or ability to negotiate. This is also blowing up the full year funding bills that we were expecting to pass by November 21st.

Last week we were informed that if the Senate did not pass the spending bill by Thursday it was unlikely that we would get paid on time (Oct. 31 the last work day of the month) due to the furloughs and the time it would take to spin everything back up. Never did I see this happening I mean after all House Staffers only get paid once a month. Here we are though and now I've already begun moving money to cover bills due the beginning of the next month.

The concern though is if this does not end within the first few days of November when SNAP lapses that we could face a government shut down through November and into December. SNAP benefits are the only off ramp that Senate Dems have and if they do not take it then I have no idea what would be the next thing baring some sort of natural disaster.

Thankfully I had money I can pull from easily this first missed paycheck but after that its going to be me freeing up cash via selling off stocks and crypto. Thank you BTC and years of stacking for giving me quite a nice stack to pull from but at the same time.... wtf Senate Dems you are forcing me to offload my BTC because you backed yourself into a corner and blew up everything on the way.

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150 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 8h

Yeah, this sucks.

What do you think about this being something both parties seem to choose?

I wrote about this #1251513

The solution he proposes is to pass 12 separate bills.

Like MANY things, over the years it has been my observation that politicians do NOT seek solutions to problems. Not real ones. They seek power by demagoguery. People seeking solutions act very differently. Now, there are many ways to justify what politicians do, I just don't buy it anymore. There are a few that probably are sincere. Or maybe more are sincere and just know that there isn't enough people acting in good faith to do things the right way.

But really, the government shutdowns through the past show me that this is a joke and if it were really a problem either party wanted to solve it would be solved. Its a tool to use like most things. Those that suffer are the people that work for the government and those dependent on government services. For me, I want to see the world as it is and live to solve these problems for myself and those I care for. That means I need to insulate myself as much as I can where I can.

I'm not defending the Democrats. They are terrible. But I don't feel very different about the other side.

Incidentally, I worked in a government funded job many years ago and was in a similar situation. Back then it was the red team "responsible" for it.

It was one of many reasons why I left that job. Wasn't the main one. The main was that I wanted to be in the free market, not the state controlled one.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Cje95 OP 2h

In a perfect world 12 seperate bills would work but you have things like the Dems not wanting to spend on defense and only health care and Republicans doing the opposite. This is why we see bills get bundled so that both sides get “wins”

110% this is a tool parties use. However, this is the first complete shutdown to last through multiple pay periods. Not only that but this is the first time Democrates have been willing to shut down the government. That's straight out of the Republican playbook and it's almost just playing into Republicans' hands with it.

When you look at the bases and who gets hurt and will turn against their base its the Democrates that are in more trouble especially with independent voters. Republicans are benefiting from te general rightward shift of the population and the Republican base has long clamored for shutting the government down so this is an okay thing.

I've been looking to get out and now that we are shut down there is a concern that w are essentially tied to the job till the government funds itself as to not surrender our paid time off leave that is supposed to be paid out.

Right now there just isn't anything more Speaker Johnson can give the Senate Democrats without facing a rebellion.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 2h

Here's the deal. I get what you are saying. Its just that most people do not know about the 12 bills or other ways this could be avoided. Point is... a lot of people just listen to their team and their team are full of scammers.

We are "led" by bad faith people. Well, I'm not but the normies are.

153 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 8h

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Cje95 OP 3h

Thanks baby you keep me going 💜

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 3h

ok now kiss my ass and go to bed to sleep

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Cje95 OP 2h

But it's not bed time baby.…

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 2h

LOL

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 7h

I'm pretty confident that all hell is going to break loose when SNAP benefits don't get paid. That will begin on November 1st, right?

42 sats \ 4 replies \ @Cje95 OP 3h

Yep Nov. 1st. It's the last off-ramp that Senate Dems have unless some disaster happens

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 3h

But SNAP benefits roll out to recipients gradually (I think), so only a small fraction will miss their payments on the first.

42 sats \ 2 replies \ @Cje95 OP 2h

So I know for Maryland that the cards refill the first… not sure how it works everywhere or with the different types of SNAP but Gov. Moore commented that Marylanders were sol come the 1st

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 2h

Maybe I'm thinking of TANF. I know one of the big welfare programs staggered the dates when recipients get paid.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 2h

I could be wrong and maybe each state is different!

25 sats \ 1 reply \ @falsefaucet 8h

but we get a golden ballroom......

also its the whole fucking senate.

i predict it wont last long if/once SNAP benefits stop. lots of ppl on food stamps these daysd, across the board

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 3h

Ballroom has zero government funds tied to it. Hence why it's actually something moving along.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SatAttack 4h

Won’t you and most others get back payed for the missed checks once this gets resolved?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 3h

Yeah but that doesn't help now lol. Some people have had three missed paychecks as well which is just wild

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 7h

This is pretty wild. Seems like 35 days is the record but that was over the holidays, so maybe it shouldn't count full strength.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 3h

Well also parts of the government were funded! I want to say the Department of Energy was and I know the Legisaltive branch was