The douchebags will all get a free vacation on our dime because as always when they do reopen the government, the fucking leeches in both parties will of course vote to pay them for the days they didn't work. Afterall, they can't risk losing an election because some lazy government bureaucrat is unhappy he didn't get paid for a week he spent at home.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

You really are a bit of a jerk.

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

Blame the top, not the bottom.

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Just someone living in the real world who has no tolerance for government freeloaders. I'd say most government employees qualify as such. That is why they haven't been able to hack it in the private sector.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Thanks for the confirmation.

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

I'd say I've made it clear in the past that I hold no love for any of the 535 members of either house. Perhaps there may be one or two exceptions there, but in general I feel nothing but contempt for them and the Executive Branch.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

It's always a great idea to punish workers because of the incompetence of members of Congress and the spinelessness of the president.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Sorry, but perhaps it's time to see our bloated government cut down to a more proper size. I'd start by eliminating or severely curtailing most 3 letter agencies, starting with the NSA, DEA, and ATF.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

If they were essential employees fulfilling meaningful tasks, I'd feel differently. Instead most of them are leeches.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

That wouldn't save much money. Most of the spending goes to our military and entitlements and a huge chunk goes to interest.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I've argued in past threads to cut the military by 75% (we have 2 oceans and no hostile nations on our borders) and to allow people to opt out of social security since it has more or less turned into a pyramid scheme. I will see but a small fraction of what I put into that scam and it only gets worse as the ratio of people with a paycheck vs. people collecting benefits continues to drop due to a declining birthrate and an extension of lifespans. We would all be better off if our FICA contributions went into a money market account where it could be managed like a 401k.


Just to add a note on cutting our military by 75%, the remaining 25% would still make us the #1 spender on defense in the entire world.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Thanks Reagan, you cocksucker

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

He was someone who really talked out of both sides of his mouth.

Small government on one hand, but the other hand was building up the military and running the foolish war on drugs. Nothing about that says small government.

I wouldn't despise him if he actually followed through on the small government promises, but yeah he and GWB both were liars when they claimed to love shrinking government.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Everyone's a leech.

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well when we are speaking of Federal employees, pretty much yes

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

no, I mean everyone unduly benefits from others in some way. It's not worth getting hung up on.

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This is why I respect your opinions and posts as honest and principled. Next time you're in Chicago I owe you a scotch

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

A red-letter day in every Teenage Libertarian's life is when he realizes that Republicans don't really want "small government" in the sense of an efficient government, they want "small government" as a dog whistle for rolling back civil rights and the social safety net. All the other big government is okay.

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Two scotches, wow

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Paid days off? Sign me up.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

He's Jerry Falwell. Always the same argument. Never changes. Impervious to context or nuance. All of that is disastrous to thinking.

At least he told those lousy, no good air traffic controllers to get fucked.

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This thread needs a furlough

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They're not paid.

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Yes they will be

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

in every single past government shutdown, they have received pay for these days after the shutdown ended. This one will be no different.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

I'll take you up on that offer and repay in kind.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

That wouldn't save much money. Most of the spending goes to our military and entitlements and a huge chunk goes to interest.[/quote]
I've argued in past threads to cut the military by 75% (we have 2 oceans and no hostile nations on our borders) and to allow people to opt out of social security since it has more or less turned into a pyramid scheme. I will see but a small fraction of what I put into that scam and it only gets worse as the ratio of people with a paycheck vs. people collecting benefits continues to drop due to a declining birthrate and an extension of lifespans. We would all be better off if our FICA contributions went into a money market account where it could be managed like a 401k.


Just to add a note on cutting our military by 75%, the remaining 25% would still make us the #1 spender on defense in the entire world.[/quote]

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

i don't blame the workers. getting a federal gig is pretty nice from a salary and benny standpoint. from a is this my lifes purpose standpoint, i bet it can become irritating but you just no you'll never be fired.

Yup. And an army of people defending you. Must be nice.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul