Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Serious question: The Federal government was partially shut down for more than a month; did anything change in your life as a result? Was there something that government does that you missed or just couldn't live without? Did you breathe a long sigh of relief when the government finally opened its doors again and welcomed you back into its loving arms?

I personally didn't miss a thing. My life carried on as always just like the government was still there, thousands of miles away, doing wh**ever it is that government does to make my life so much better than... Hmm. I don't know what, because my life doesn't seem to miss them when they're gone. Maybe they just weren't gone long enough. Maybe we should run a little experiment where government shuts down until we feel their absence and ask them back again.

How long do you suppose that might take?

As an aside, a quarter of the government's workforce (800,000 people) was either required to work unpaid or furloughed (PC speak for laid off). Can you imagine a private employer requiring employees to work without knowing when or if a paycheck was in the future? I'm sure there must be a word for that...

Also, did you know that the US Federal government is the largest single employer in the world? 3.2 million employees, and that does not include the military.

Lonewolf

we will miss the 40 billion we pissed down the drain

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

What $40B?

woodguru

You're a legend alright Larry, in your own mind

Lonewolf

thats what the shutdown cost or at least what fox says

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Since no one else so far has answered the question that is the topic of this thread, I will, honestly, and directly.

NO.
Gas at the pumps, groceries at the stores, pharmacies, and hospitals open, law enforcement available, my job there with freight coming from all over, the sun came up, and went down, my electric, and car insurance bills came in the mail, and there were still beer trucks out making deliveries.

Nope! I never noticed!!

woodguru

The last ones cost close to that for a few days. The untold cost is vastly higher...

...People who were evicted
...people barely making it that incurred debt they'll be saddled with that will affect other things
...lost jobs
...1.2 million contractors affected
...contractor job cost penalties for breach of contract

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Why are you trying to insult me? Are you attempting to start some pathetic name-calling competition with me? I can do that but you might not like the outcome, it ain't pretty.

woodguru

My wife has two veterinary clinics, she gets a pretty good read on how things like gas prices and shutdowns affect people's money. This will increase the number of people that ask her to take post dated checks.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Would've been cheaper to give the President his measly 5.7 billion, wouldn't it?

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Ha! No kidding. Just imagine if that money had been funneled into the southern border security system. Only another $17B to go. But no, they'd prefer to throw it away than secure the border. How self-effacing is that?

Liberty Tree

I personally was not affected but I know some members of the Coast Guard who were hurt by not getting paid.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

As long as they clear the bank, how does that hurt you? Scairt you might have to get a job for a few weeks?

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Name one.

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Paid now though. They just had to wait an extra couple of weeks. In all honesty, knowing the kind of money these government workers pull in, if they can't go for a couple of weeks without a paycheck then they have problems a lot bigger than anything I can fathom.