In Government Shutdown, Congress Members Still Get Paid While Federal Workers Wait In Limbo

[Cha]

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"WASHINGTON -- In the event of a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed, not knowing if or when they'd get paid. Their paychecks would ultimately depend upon the benevolence of a fractious Congress, which decides whether to pass legislation retroactively paying workers for their lost time.

But at least 535 civil servants in Washington don't have to worry about missed mortgage payments or mounting credit card debt due to a shutdown: the very members of Congress who threaten to grind government to a halt.

The salaries of Congress members, like the president, come from a pool of mandatory funds and aren't subject to the whims of lawmakers. If a shutdown happens, their checks keep coming, no matter what.

As a report issued this week by the Congressional Research Service puts it, "Due to their constitutional responsibilities and a permanent appropriation for congressional pay, Members of Congress are not subject to furlough."

More..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/government-shutdown-congress-gets-paid_n_4005863.html

[Cha]

1. K&R!!!

[pinboy3niner]

2. K&R!!!

[Cha]

4. Muchas Gracias pinboy!

[gopiscrap]

3. figures this gives them no incentive to avaoid a shutdown.

[Cha]

5. None at all, gopiscrap.. evil bastids that they

are.

[sheshe2]

6. It breaks my heart,

During the last shutdown, in 1995 and 1996, Congress later passed legislation that made workers whole for the days they were furloughed. This time around, union leaders and workers aren't sure Congress will be so merciful in an era of budget squabbles, even if members themselves are guaranteed to get paid.

As George Schlaffer, an Internal Revenue Service agent in Baltimore, told HuffPost yesterday, "The environment we're in now, I'm not so confident they'd want to pay us -- it's not a friendly environment…. My confidence level on us getting those funds are very low."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/government-shutdown-congress-gets-paid_n_4005863.html

The GOP care about no one but the corporate masters that pull their strings. The blind Tea Party that has taken them over, are so ignorant and totally devoid of the facts. They vote against their best interests time and time again. Then they wail about injustice. I just do not get it!

Seriously Cha, I don't think I ever will.

[Cha]

8. Mine too, she..

Sorry, it took so long to get back to this.. I was looking for the graphic I saw earlier on FB with the Kochs Pulling the puppet strings. It's been taking so long to download and still not finding it again. This one will have to do..




And, this one.. this is where we are. The home grown terrorists will have to give in and Kochs aren't about to let them. It would seem.



Thanks she

[sheshe2]

9. They are bastards, every single one of them.

We will not negotiate with them!

Never, Cha!

We are going to win this, or die trying. We have to GOTV 2014! It is the only way. Our voice, one voice!

[Cha]

11. Mahalo She~

Grab that Mop!



she~

[JDPriestly]

13. +1000, Cha!

[Andy823]

21. Excellent post

That pretty much says it all. We do have the power to get rid of these insane right wing lunatics, and if they keep on kissing up to the tea part nuts, I am pretty sure a lot of republicans will either be switching their votes, or not voting at all. We have to make sure democrats don't sit this next election out. It was a disaster in 2010, and it would be worse in 2014.

[Cha]

14. Here it is..

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

29. Everlasting job stoppers

[Cha]

32. 'Zactly

[blkmusclmachine]

7. SSDD

[sheshe2]

10. Kick and Rec!

[Cha]

12. Grazie, she~

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. Here's what you could do - pay them by physical check, and make them come and pick it up

and then post in public which members of Congress have dared to come to collect their money while other government employees are going without.

[B Calm]

16. That will not go over good with governmental workers.

[Cha]

17. Teachers and Librarians, too.. among so many others, right?

All our Social Security Checks.. SNAP benefits. Those getting HUD assistance.. it goes on and on..

[B Calm]

18. I think republicans are shooting their selves in the foot for the entertainment of tea baggers.

[RebelOne]

24. Social Security payments will not be affected.

They are classified as essential payments. They may arrive late, but we recipients will receive them. Some stupid woman on CNN said that SS payments are not going to happen. So I did some Internet research and every site I went to stated that SS checks will not be cut off.

[Cha]

25. Wow! I just figured they would be since it was part of the GOV..

Well.. that takes some worry off our peeps including moi.

Thank you, RebelOne..

[RebelOne]

31. You're welcome.

I was concerned, so I did some heavy-duty research and discovered we SS recipients are safe.

[Cha]

33. Well, at least I'll be able to pay my rent with that

if HUD payments stop.. I found a link to info on that in the other post right below.

[Cha]

27. I just found this on some tool in Florida's website..

http://rooney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3198

[Duckhunter935]

30. You will get SS checks

My paycheck will stop on Tuesday. To fix this they need to shut the whole thing down and show what the government actually does. Make many parts exempt and most will not notice.

[Cha]

34. I hope your paycheck does NOT stop!

[michigandem58]

19. Spot on!

K&R

[Cha]

22. Thank you!

[ck4829]

20. How convenient. K&R.

[Cha]

23. Not to mention unfair.

[meow2u3]

26. Thanks to the 27th Amendment, Congress is spared from the consequences

of any government shutdown. Sadly, it's by design.

Time to repeal the 27th Amendment and replace it with an amendment that requires that Congress forfeits their paychecks if the government is shut down.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

28. Come piss on it conservatives.