Economy The [Wall / Government Shutdown] Megathread

[Rod1]

There is currently believed to be $14 billion buried in Chapo's backyard and another $28 billion scattered among the lower rectums of the country's Mexican immigrants. A massive cavity search would easily produce the necessary funds.

 

[Beaver Brownlee]

hi Beaver Brownlee,

i'm trying to figure it out also.

what makes you think that Representative Lowey voted against her own bill? i mean - how did you come to that conclusion?

you go on at some length after you made that assertion, too. you sounded pretty outraged.

so i'm asking, where did you come by this information? could you link me something? thanks!

- IGIT

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll043.xml

 

[Beaver Brownlee]

hi BeaverBrownlee,

on the date in question, on the resolution you're citing, the "Dem" did vote for it.

every Democrat in the House did.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll031.xml

- IGIT

Let's look at the correct bill shall we.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll043.xml

 

[luckyshot]

Billionaire Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross doesn't understand why missing your pay check is such a big deal.

"Just take out a loan to buy food."

Also, let them eat cake.

This is the GOP, and we endorse this message.

 

[Beaver Brownlee]

Billionaire Secretary of Transportation Wilbur Ross doesn't understand why missing your pay check is such a big deal.

"Just take out a loan to buy food."

Also, let them eat cake.

This is the GOP, and we endorse this message.

This has me wondering if you have to prove you are a government employee to get the 0% loans being offered.

 

[jk7707]

This has me wondering if you have to prove you are a government employee to get the 0% loans being offered.

I mean if it's through the bank you get your paycheck deposited in they would probably already know.

 

[Phisher]

Some of those numbers aren't quite right . . . at least as of now and for my specific Agency. Our "exempt" folks have not missed a paycheck. Yet.

He needs to distinguish how some Agencies have access to prior year money and can actually still pay essential folks. I think there is in the neighborhood of 25k employees in my Agency. I'd bet between half and 3/4 are currently able to be paid. If this goes on for another month or more I'm not sure that will still be possible.

Krugman was specifically responding to Ross's assertion that there would be a negligible economic effect if all 800,000 workers in question disappeared from the labor force altogether.

 

[jeffk]

Max boot write a good opinion piece on issues that trump should spend time and work on that are at least as important as the wall.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...9dae1c-1f48-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html

 

[spamking]

Krugman was specifically responding to Ross's assertion that there would be a negligible economic effect if all 800,000 workers in question disappeared from the labor force altogether.

Hm. Why was that even in the discussion? Guess I need to read up on this more.

 

[FinalFight]

Wilbur Ross 'Doesn't Understand' Why Furloughed Workers Need Food Banks

 

[cincymma79]

Wilbur Ross 'Doesn't Understand' Why Furloughed Workers Need Food Banks

Well if you’re an adult and missing one paycheck has you at a food bank you have been living with some fucked up priorities

 

[IGIT]

Let's look at the correct bill shall we.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll043.xml

hi Beaver Brownlee,

yes, but don't you see? Representative Lowey voted against the motion to recommit, which was taken at 12:45 PM. that's not the same as voting against her own legislation. do you understand this?

when H.J. Res 28 came for an up or down vote, at 1:44 PM, she voted "Yea".
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll046.xml

- IGIT

 

[Phisher]

Hm. Why was that even in the discussion? Guess I need to read up on this more.

...because Wilbur Ross is a senile loon who went on TV and insinuated that the entire US federal workforce is expendable.

 

[zebby23]

This has me wondering if you have to prove you are a government employee to get the 0% loans being offered.

Nope: according to Ross you just walk into your bank or credit union and walk out with a pile of cash

 

[Phisher]

Well if you’re an adult and missing one paycheck has you at a food bank you have been living with some fucked up priorities

Well, in your estimation, 80% of the US labor force has fucked up priorities.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/29/us-economy-workers-paycheck-robert-reich

 

[hillelslovak87]

Well if you’re an adult and missing one paycheck has you at a food bank you have been living with some fucked up priorities

Why side with the billionaire fucks on this? Maybe wages have not been growing with inflation while the middle class is shrinking, and more and more people are having to work paycheck to paycheck.

The bootlicking towards the rich, I will never get this shit.

 

[Phisher]

Man, fuck Larry Kudlow. What a disgusting piece of shit.

How the fuck does a guy who had a well-publicized cocaine addiction pass cabinet-level vetting and get a security clearance anyway?

 

[TheFirstEMP]

So didn't I hear the military is not getting paid for first time in history - low morale looms

weakened defense systems all over

Starting to believe the Russian take over conspiracy theories at this point

Are you talking about the Coast Guard? Because DOD is funded. DHS is not funded. Also, a bill was proposed today that would have funded the Coast Guard, nothing else on the bill and Schumer walked away from it. It could have been signed by the president tonight.

 

[IGIT]

Man, fuck Larry Kudlow. What a disgusting piece of shit.

How the fuck does a guy who had a well-publicized cocaine addiction pass cabinet-level vetting and get a security clearance anyway?

hi Phisher,

reading between the lines - what Larry Kudlow is saying is that he would like an eight ball, and he'd like it now.

- IGIT

 

[Beaver Brownlee]

hi Beaver Brownlee,

yes, but don't you see? Representative Lowey voted against the motion to recommit, which was taken at 12:45 PM. that's not the same as voting against her own legislation. do you understand this?

when H.J. Res 28 came for an up or down vote, at 1:44 PM, she voted "Yea".
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll046.xml

- IGIT

Now you're linking to the wrong date even. Six days after she voted against her own bill.