Shutdown
So, ya’ll surviving this .gov shutdown thing?
Apparently, after 30 days of furlough, federal jobs are permanently vacated. I doubt that will happen.
Meanwhile, economic illiterate Bernie Sanders on the twitterer:
The scientists tell us that the future of the planet is endangered by climate change. Meanwhile, because of Trump's government shutdown, about 95% of E.P.A. employees have been furloughed because they are "non-essential." How insane is that? pic.twitter.com/1XiUvqbzUf
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 15, 2019
Uhm, what’s insane is that a department that is 95% non-essential exists.
January 16th, 2019 at 5:33 pm
…especially since it’s also 100% unconstitutional.
January 16th, 2019 at 6:38 pm
Non essential just means that employees whose furlough would endanger govt information, property, and / or preservation of life… basically, security and VERY few “regular” employees.
DoD and DoJ tend to have more essential employees than EPA or FDA, but still in the minority.
January 16th, 2019 at 6:41 pm
I forgot to add… expecting certian elected officials to understand how the govt they serve works is like asking for a miracle.
January 16th, 2019 at 6:43 pm
Damnit… in my first post, i meant to say essential, not non-essential.
January 16th, 2019 at 6:57 pm
I saw a great poster the other day, showing a deeply concerned man, and the following caption;
If there is a government shutdown, who will spy on me, waste my money and have contempt for me?
It makes a good point, but somehow I think the spying, the wasting and the contempt will continue unabated during this shutdown.
January 16th, 2019 at 10:06 pm
How many days of shutdown do we need for ol’ Bernie to not exist?
January 17th, 2019 at 6:30 am
Also, the first comment at that link explains the position is only considered permanently vacant if the vacancy occurs while the government is operating . . . so vacancy during a shutdown doesn’t count.
January 17th, 2019 at 4:58 pm
“Scientists” do not tell us “the future of the planet is endangered” by that – even the Worst Case IPCC Model doesn’t suggest The Death Of Life On Earth, or Human Extinction.
Equally, the EPA is not “the climate change stopping agency”, Sen. Sanders.