What exactly is the point of this shutdown now that they’ve voted to make this a PAID vacation for non-essential federal workers? I was on board until they did that.
So we’ve got some lazy federal workers sitting at home watching tv knowing full well that Congress is going to pay them for it.
What is the point?
What is the point?
From the Republican side, the point is to remove any sympathy that may have been directed toward the federal employees. And, thereby, keep the focus on Obamacare.
Remember that, in this confrontation, the federal employees aren't the enemy -- it's the administration and the Democrat Senate. And their "plight" shouldn't be an issue -- that belongs solely to Obamacare.
So, one “worker” sits at home. When he goes back to work he’ll get paid for not working.
Then you have some rangers working for no pay. When they go back to work will they get double pay? Paid for the hours they worked PLUS for the hours they didn’t work? I mean, it’s got to be fair to everyone. Obamacare doesn’t but....
The House already funded the gov’t without CommieCare before the back pay bill. So the workers would be paid if the Rats didn’t throw a fit. Dingy and The Clown own the shutdown. Federal workers are a side show that has been closed down. No one has any sympathy for them anyway. The threat is CommieCare. No distractions. The ‘Rats are throwing up all sorts of distractions to take the heat off. Another week and the Rats will crack.