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U.S. Government: Sorry, We're Closed

Posted by Unknown on from the that-time-of-year dept.

theodp writes "CNN reports that the U.S. government shut down at 12:01 a.m. EDT Tuesday after lawmakers in the House and the Senate could not agree on a spending bill to fund the government. Federal employees who are considered essential will continue working. But employees deemed non-essential — close to 800,000 — will be furloughed, and most of those are supposed to be out of their offices within four hours of the start of business Tuesday."

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  1. 800,000 workers. . . by Salgak1 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    . . . .who are deemed "non-essential".

    Um, if they're not essential, why are they on the payroll in the first place ???

  2. Re:Fucking idiots by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    DEFUNDING what the country has already voted on is NOT a compromise. its blackmail and theft.

    they (R's) are simply poor losers. well, not very poor, that was a poor choice of words. they are simply just losers and whiners. rich guys who don't think they are rich ENOUGH and want to live at the expense of others.

    rotton scumbags, they are. borderline treasonous scumbags.

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