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Angry Dragon

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15. Well,Trump is offering free trips to Death Valley

Reply to benld74 (Reply #12)

Thu Aug 31, 2017, 11:38 PM

Aug 2017

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Trump to cut pay raises for government workers [View all] TomCADem Aug 2017 OP

There goes that 'winning' again SummerSnow Aug 2017 #1

"national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare" Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #2

He wants to build his f'ing vanity wall by stiffing civil servants. Tanuki Aug 2017 #10

I wonder if the plan is to put Trump Motels every 100 miles along the wall?? Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #13

I thought the same thing. BadgerMom Sep 2017 #29

He probably thinks Hurricane Harve gives him a green light to do this. Chemisse Sep 2017 #32

Deconstruction of the administrative state proceeding as planned Freethinker65 Aug 2017 #3

Deconstruction of government and society, you mean sharedvalues Aug 2017 #16

Another dumb ass move he didn't have to make. mobeau69 Aug 2017 #4

You won't like Charles Blow's oped today sharedvalues Aug 2017 #17

This should be an OP, if it isn't already. longship Sep 2017 #31

This is the thanks civil servants get for helping in Texas SHRED Aug 2017 #5

No surprise. elleng Aug 2017 #6

It's destroying the federal pay scale and decreasing effectiveness of our government. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #18

That is more than teachers in San Diego got for 5 straight years. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #23

In fairness, he's NOT ordering a "pay cut", he's limiting a pay increase brooklynite Aug 2017 #7

Nothing is "fair"... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #9

Unless you propose to be a bad as he is, I'll have to expect a higher level of accuracy. brooklynite Aug 2017 #11

If the pay raise was a COLA (cost of living adjustment), Tanuki Aug 2017 #14

Not in real dollars. In nominal dollars. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #19

That sounds like Republican talk SHRED Aug 2017 #20

Exactly. If I tell you I will pay you $5000 and I give you $4000, that is not a "cut". R U kidding? Midnight Writer Sep 2017 #24

He ordered a pay cut Major Nikon Sep 2017 #27

Just when I think...... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #8

Well crap!! There goes my trip to the Maldives benld74 Aug 2017 #12

Well,Trump is offering free trips to Death Valley Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #15

Trump,Trump,Trump!!!!! Grassy Knoll Aug 2017 #21

What a fucking asshole PatSeg Sep 2017 #22

Isn't he bragging about all the jobs he is creating? keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #25

If the Repugs treated their own bank accounts C Moon Sep 2017 #26

This from the guy who is on track to spend more taxpayer dollars on weekend vacations/golf in one jalan48 Sep 2017 #28

He's got walls and tax cuts for the rich to fund JDC Sep 2017 #30

What a fucking fucker BumRushDaShow Sep 2017 #33

The latest outrage. Hugin Sep 2017 #34

Writer must be new to covering federal pay issues jxla Sep 2017 #35

There is a national emergency but Trump will do nothing about it jmowreader Sep 2017 #36

Again,looking under couch cushions for ANYTHING to cut Bengus81 Sep 2017 #37