Stop the insanity! How does our Congress rationalize authorizing a bill to fund the government by putting a 1500-page bill in front of a greedy Congress? It is not enough that the money required to keep the government running is insanely exorbitant. They want to load it up before the regime changes. That is a guarantee for more inflation early in 2025. It is just what we want as citizens: higher prices for everything.
Follow the link I have added to learn just which people are affected. https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2024/12/what-happens-to-federal-pay-and-benefits-during-a-government-shutdown/#:~:text=Excepted%20employees%20continue%20to%20work%20but%20are%20not,and%20get%20paid%20as%20usual%20during%20a%20shutdown.
Many people will not be paid during the shutdown but will get paid back. In other words, they don’t lose anything. Many will take vacations or will retire. Over the years, Congress has passed numerous loopholes to keep from not being paid. So, what is the big flap about closing down? Nothing. It is all a political battle between parties. But a shutdown is worth whatever small sacrifice some people will be forced to make to improve the lot for all of us in the long term. This whole thing is a bluff by Biden’s shadow government designed to put tremendous burden on the incoming president. Democrats are officially declaring open warfare against Trump right from day one. If I had my wish come true, all democrats would be jailed for voting for a 1500 page bill, anytime, much less three weeks before a change.
The newly elected government has just two years to make change happen. We elected them for change. The USA is technically bankrupt with our existing debt and are now taking all tax income to pay the interest. There is but one way to fix the problem. We must stop spending, pay our bills, and live frugally on what we have. You and I are not allowed to print money to pay off our debts; We are forced to use what we get from our employers to pay our bills. I live in a state that is also bankrupt. Illinois continues to borrow money to pay for spending that occurred a long time ago. Most of it is the result of unfunded pension funds. With all the retirees drawing pensions the state has no money to pay for roads and bridges. Fortunately, for us we can still borrow, but we too, are living on borrowed time. Our legislature does not have the balls to do the right thing which is to reduce the man power employed to do the work.
I voted for fiscal responsibility, not for pork barrel spending of money we don’t have. Shut her down!
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Don’t want deficit spending but if pass it now can blame Biden not Trump even though a president does not make the spending budget people think a president is responsible for deficit instead of congress.
I’m afraid Biden has passed the point of being blamed for anything but eating ice cream cones.