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klyon

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15. The District of Columbia will also be shut down,

Reply to whttevrr (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2013, 11:09 AM

Sep 2013

they are completely controlled by Congress.

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Republicans spit on "More than 783,000 government employees"? [View all] whttevrr Sep 2013 OP

Napkin math... whttevrr Sep 2013 #1

2.1 billion. lonestarnot Sep 2013 #5

It's napkin math... whttevrr Sep 2013 #9

Thank you for highlighting this yanking of Americans' paychecks, by these members of Congress who Cha Sep 2013 #2

This part sucks... whttevrr Sep 2013 #13

I wonder ,,,, Cryptoad Sep 2013 #3

I dunno but is that a cautionary tale against permanent military cutbacks? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #7

No Cryptoad Sep 2013 #16

So what would make permanent cuts better than a temporary furlough? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #17

It better for the employee, Cryptoad Sep 2013 #18

Double-plus good! Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #19

No need for a personal attack Cryptoad Sep 2013 #20

I was attacking your opinion, not you. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #21

By being Rude and condescending ? Cryptoad Sep 2013 #22

Well, if you must know -- Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #23

What about my answer insulted your intelligence? Cryptoad Sep 2013 #25

The entire premise. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #27

The premise that teabaggers that work around Cryptoad Sep 2013 #28

No, the premise that they'll more readily accept permanent job loss over temporary furlough. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #30

I said nothing of the sorts Cryptoad Sep 2013 #31

You said, quite explicitly Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #32

You missed you mark,,,, Cryptoad Oct 2013 #33

Please expound upon your comment in post #18 Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #37

Nah,,,, Cryptoad Oct 2013 #38

but I'm quoting you verbatim, at length, and asking you to explain Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #39

CNN? Analysis? GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #4

Is there something specific in the numbers that you refute? whttevrr Sep 2013 #8

Another WTF moment polynomial Sep 2013 #6

Um, "new liberal idea" of shutting down the government? truebluegreen Sep 2013 #14

Not to descend into anecdote, but I won't just be furloughed. I'll lose my malaria vaccine Recursion Sep 2013 #10

That's sad... whttevrr Sep 2013 #11

Numbers from another source: whttevrr Sep 2013 #12

The District of Columbia will also be shut down, klyon Sep 2013 #15

The also spit on all of the businesses those people support. gulliver Sep 2013 #24

bunch of fucking assholes. gopiscrap Sep 2013 #26

This is considered a positive for the repukes; it CAG Sep 2013 #29

General Discussion mutian Oct 2013 #34

and it's costing the government more than if they let the government run. STUPID SOB's B Calm Oct 2013 #35

A friend got her furlough notice yesterday spinbaby Oct 2013 #36