It will be interesting which Republican run state will break first in this 3 month shutdown. These 20 right wing nuts are holding everybody hostage. But it serves all of us right.
Lets just hope that in 3 month NOBODY will vote GOP ever again.
Remind us how many Dems have voted for any of the proposals.
This should not be allowed to happen. The power and ego politicians have is ridiculous. It’s like shutting down a school because the teachers got in an argument and couldn’t solve it
This will lead to a lower credit rating for the US -- credit agencies have specifically downgraded the US recently because of inadequate federal governance and this shutdown is a terrible example of that. That WILL harm the 401Ks which tens of millions of Americans are heavily reliant on for their future.
This shutdown is BAD news for working, responsible Americans.
There is zero correlation between a government shutdown and 401K performance.
I’m a Federal civil servant. The last shut down went on so long (30+ days) that money put on contracts for contractors was spent out, so not only did I not get paid, the huge number of contractors and students didn’t get paid. The union brought in a mobile food bank to hand out food to support staff like custodians who had no money. The effects are wide-ranging.
Tomorrow is my 10 year wedding anniversary. On Oct 1 2013, I was supposed to get married in Grand Canyon, and since the government shut down that same day, I had to move it to Sonoma. Turned out great because we were just eloping. Nice to see nothing has changed.
I’m a Federal civil servant. The last shut down went on so long (30+ days) that money put on contracts for contractors was spent out, so not only did I not get paid, the huge number of contractors and students didn’t get paid. The union brought in a mobile food bank to hand out food to support staff like custodians who had no money. The effects are wide-ranging.
Thank you. Again, this is the kind of information I didn't have previously.
Im a federal worker who will have to still go to work. The last one was rough because I was still paying for daycare for 2 kids and student loans. Not doing that this time but still not really excited about still paying for gas/food and not getting paid without an idea of when I'll get paid again. The worst part about last time was the timing...right before Christmas and then missed paychecks with the expense of the holidays. I might have to lay off of the prime day deals this time 🤷♀️
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Fake News - still 18 hours to get things sorted out. Kevin has his conference ready to get it done and keep the government open. Senate just needs to get on board. /s
You have this backwards. It's the House that needs to vote on the bill which already passed the Senate.
I'm in the Coast Guard and while I can afford to miss pay checks for a few months, many of our junior enlisted can't. Luckily USAA and Navy Fed offer intrest free loans up to $6,000, it is still a lot of extra stress.
Also, while we still conduct critical missions,it throws a wrench in trying to plan exercises, training, and other things that make us better at our jobs.
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The tide is finally turning against the Ukraine-first caucus. A clean bill will pass with 2/3rds of the house. Now we'll see if the senate wants to shut down the government over Ukraine.
This will lead to a lower credit rating for the US -- credit agencies have specifically downgraded the US recently because of inadequate federal governance and this shutdown is a terrible example of that. That WILL harm the 401Ks which tens of millions of Americans are heavily reliant on for their future.
This shutdown is BAD news for working, responsible Americans.
There is zero correlation between a government shutdown and 401K performance.
That is an erroneous statement. See facts regarding recent downgrade in US credit rating.
In fact, review data on 401K performance this time next week before the credit agencies have time to further downgrade the US. Then come back and try to post about "zero correlation between a government shutdown and 401K performance."
I’m a Federal civil servant. The last shut down went on so long (30+ days) that money put on contracts for contractors was spent out, so not only did I not get paid, the huge number of contractors and students didn’t get paid. The union brought in a mobile food bank to hand out food to support staff like custodians who had no money. The effects are wide-ranging.
Thank you. Again, this is the kind of information I didn't have previously.
I hope all goes well for you this time.
Were you a contractor or a fed? Feds got paid. Contractors are not "civil servants."
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