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Once again the annual budget clash, once again a shutdown is threatened, no doubt a last minute Continuing Resolution will put out the fire by throwing more taxpayer money after bad.<\/p>\n
Seems this is an annual dance. The rhetoric seems high this year, no doubt because next year is an election year and (surprise, surprise) the lawmakers may then make nicer. We do have the usual threats – MILITARY PAY EMPERILED Rollcall.com\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>Social Security may be at risk (only if the shutdown lasts, otherwise automatic checks will continue to go out USA Today<\/a> .<\/p>\n Government operations will begin to shut down at midnight on Saturday unless lawmakers this week can reach an agreement on how to extend the current federal budget, a compromise that has been elusive for months.<\/p>\n The fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, and with it so does the budget plan to keep almost all federal operations active. Fights between Democrats and Republicans on future federal spending levels \u2014 and fights within the House GOP caucus itself \u2014 have not produced any likely plans so far to stave off an appropriations lapse.<\/p>\n A government shutdown next week would be the first to affect all federal agencies since 2013, when about 850,000 federal workers \u2014 about 40% of the government workforce \u2014 were furloughed for 16 days amid that congressional fight.\u00a0 Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n What is certain, though, is that the sob stories of activities curtailed will bombard us daily. High on the list will be “Unpaid Border Patrol Agents Swamped by Undocumented Border Crossers ” – our poor boys in tan and green selflessly working on our behalf – any bets on that? Didn’t think so.<\/p>\n Of course,\u00a0 the one story which will only be mentioned in a few opinion pieces is that the whole mess just shows Congress is incompetent. Face it, they are unable to perform one of the most basic functions laid out in the Constitution, right? There will be screaming about Tuberville’s fictional impact on military readiness, possibly the very real loss of US face overseas, and I am sure more. But the bottom line is like the famous meme – “You only had one job….”<\/p>\n Me, I think there is a cure for it. How about an immediate freeze on all Congressional pay and assets, electeds and staff offices alike. No pay, no market earnings, no dipping into savings – for now, fellas, you’re BROKE. Have to wonder how long it would take them to come to an agreement then.<\/p>\n H\/t to Jeff for part of this, and a birthday shoutout to my older brother. Not a vet but I like him anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n