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SickOfTheOnePct

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21. I'm not disagreeing that it's wasteful...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #20)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 05:47 PM

Jul 31

…I’m disagreeing that the DRP violates either the Antideficiency Act or the Impoundment Act. Even the lawsuits filed by the unions don’t claim that.

Will read the Blumenthal report in a bit, thanks for the link!

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The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 31 OP

This deferred "unemployment" UpInArms Jul 31 #1

The program was voluntary SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #3

I understand your point, UpInArms Jul 31 #4

Yes... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #5

I'm still wondering why... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #2

"I'm still wondering why...you view the DRP as a violation of the Antideficiency Act and Impoundment Act. " BumRushDaShow Jul 31 #10

I narrowed it to that... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #13

You didn't read through the rest of the article BumRushDaShow Jul 31 #20

I'm not disagreeing that it's wasteful... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #21

Remember that the initial "Fork in the Road" stuff was sent out BEFORE the March C.R. was passed BumRushDaShow Jul 31 #23

We'll just agree to disagree SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #24

I go back to the mid '80s although most of those lapses were temporary back then BumRushDaShow Jul 31 #25

Oops one quick thing... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #22

It's like DOGE ... in reverse! FakeNoose Jul 31 #6

I had a friend with a push button transmission in a Dodge. If you were going forward and pushed the reverse button twodogsbarking Jul 31 #12

LOL! My mom owned one of those in the 60's. A 1958 Coronet. Bengus81 Jul 31 #15

Wasn't your mom, my friend was a guy. It was in the 60s however. twodogsbarking Jul 31 #19

Sounds like they are running that program like they run many farm subsidies Scalded Nun Jul 31 #7

Unemployment Jughead Jul 31 #8

Pretty sure... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #9

Actually you can. You have to go before a judge and ague your case Bengus81 Jul 31 #16

That makes perfect sense... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #17

Correction, 154,001. twodogsbarking Jul 31 #11

Does that number include Trump, Vance, and the GOP Congress? LudwigPastorius Jul 31 #14

This from the party that does nothing but vilify the unemployed. They have fucking wackjob candidates posing outside Karasu Jul 31 #18

Just waiting for this to happen... haele Jul 31 #26

I wish I was one of them Polybius Jul 31 #27

It doesn't suck SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #28