The Government Shutdown Countdown Lowdown MEGATHREAD

[CountDeMoney]

Save it for the trade journals, industry pawn.

[garbon]

Save it for the trade journals, industry pawn.

Thank you for funding my salary.

[CountDeMoney]

You'll get yours one day.  When there are no more pills to take.

[grumbler]

I was told that the previous 17 times the US government was shut down furloughed workers got their pay nonetheless once the government was funded again. It could be different this time, I don't know.

Furloughed workers are required to come in for a half day, to tidy up or whatever.  Your source may have been talking about pay for that half day, which is at the discretion of Congress.

In the past the workers have been compensated for all the pay they lost due to a shutdown.  All such pay is at the discretion of Congress, but I cannot imagine Congress making that kind of stink for themselves (accepting pay while they voluntarily sit out of their jobs, but denying it to other federal workers forced to sit out of their jobs because of Congressional failure). 

[garbon]

You'll get yours one day.  When there are no more pills to take.

So when I'm dead? I can liv...be okay with that.

[derspiess]

Michelle Obama is limiting her posts on Twitter due to the shutdown.  Not sure how that caused it, but that's a small win for the GOP-- and everyone else.

[Caliga]

Michelle Obama is limiting her posts on Twitter due to the shutdown. 

Fuck.

[Jacob]

It appears that the exchanges are way more popular than anticipated: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/01/obamacares-marketplaces-are-overwhelmed-with-traffic/

Could be morbid curiosity, or it could reflect an appetite for the plans.

[DGuller]

So, how are the health insurance exchanges working out for people.

Remember when 11B4V was pretending to be a "moderate"?  How's that shtick working out?

[Razgovory]

So, how are the health insurance exchanges working out for people.

Remember when 11B4V was pretending to be a "moderate"?  How's that shtick working out?

He might be working double shifts.  He was a civilian contractor for DoD and 50% of those guys got furloughed.  He's suppose to be giving me his name, and address so I can send him 20 dollars.  I need more names for my files

[Ideologue]

Furloughed workers are required to come in for a half day, to tidy up or whatever.  Your source may have been talking about pay for that half day, which is at the discretion of Congress.

It was just some dude on the internet, so take it for what it's worth, but the statement was not about the half-day but about the furlough itself.

Do you want me to just ask my dad?

[11B4V]

So, how are the health insurance exchanges working out for people.

Remember when 11B4V was pretending to be a "moderate"?  How's that shtick working out?

Unsure what your pretending here.

[11B4V]

So, how are the health insurance exchanges working out for people.

Remember when 11B4V was pretending to be a "moderate"?  How's that shtick working out?

He might be working double shifts.  He was a civilian contractor for DoD and 50% of those guys got furloughed.  He's suppose to be giving me his name, and address so I can send him 20 dollars.  I need more names for my files

I was a contractor for a short time. Been a full fledged civy servant since 2006. None of the Police or contract security (G4S) got furloughed during this BS or during the sequester BS. 

[DGuller]

So, how are the health insurance exchanges working out for people.

Remember when 11B4V was pretending to be a "moderate"?  How's that shtick working out?

Unsure what your pretending here.

What source language am I supposed to put in Google Translate for this?

[11B4V]

So, how are the health insurance exchanges working out for people.

Remember when 11B4V was pretending to be a "moderate"?  How's that shtick working out?

Unsure what your pretending here.

What source language am I supposed to put in Google Translate for this?

Ah, just being your normal douchey self then. Carry-on.