Musk overplayed his hand, angering Republicans. Trump failed at forcing a debt ceiling increase, exposing rifts in the GOP. A reminder: chaos, impulsivity, and incompetence are key tenets of Trumpism.
I’m pretty dependent upon my Social Security arriving each month, but I did read this morning that a shutdown would not stop the checks from being deposited. Rather selfishly, I felt some relief about that. But of course I empathize with those who will suffer from this utterly avoidable chaos. Thanks for keeping us informed, Ahmed.
Yeah social security benefits being protected is important. My mom who’s on disability gets them too. It’s ok to be relieved about that, but still empathize with those who will be impacted most. You’re totally fine. Thanks for reading as always Katharine!
Well our household is getting ready for a temporary furlough.. my wife is on a teleconference this minute with their upper management at the Veterans Benefits Administration about the shutdown and how it will impact them. My wife would work still but not get paid until the shutdown is resolved. Luckily I will still get paid since my agency is the only user fee funded agency and we don’t get appropriations from Congress
So sorry to hear that Missy! I’m hoping that they come to a resolution - hearing that they’re going to split the bills up so a clean CR has a higher chance of passing. We’ll see. But you’re a clear example of the real human toll a shutdown would cause. Praying it doesn’t happen
I’m pretty dependent upon my Social Security arriving each month, but I did read this morning that a shutdown would not stop the checks from being deposited. Rather selfishly, I felt some relief about that. But of course I empathize with those who will suffer from this utterly avoidable chaos. Thanks for keeping us informed, Ahmed.
Yeah social security benefits being protected is important. My mom who’s on disability gets them too. It’s ok to be relieved about that, but still empathize with those who will be impacted most. You’re totally fine. Thanks for reading as always Katharine!
Well our household is getting ready for a temporary furlough.. my wife is on a teleconference this minute with their upper management at the Veterans Benefits Administration about the shutdown and how it will impact them. My wife would work still but not get paid until the shutdown is resolved. Luckily I will still get paid since my agency is the only user fee funded agency and we don’t get appropriations from Congress
So sorry to hear that Missy! I’m hoping that they come to a resolution - hearing that they’re going to split the bills up so a clean CR has a higher chance of passing. We’ll see. But you’re a clear example of the real human toll a shutdown would cause. Praying it doesn’t happen
Thanks! We are keeping fingers crossed!! 🤞🏼 Luckily we do have savings put aside but so many of our fellow coworkers do not..
Really unfortunate. These billionaires are just messing with people’s livelihoods without a care in the world. Smh
The shutdown was just averted! Good news