Genghis Khan
The worst version of myself
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This new bill appears to be much much better. The power of transparency is awesome.
Well, they did say the “American Unit”.The funny thing is that this is a Japanese company, possibly the least "diverse" culture on the planet.
Here is a nugget of information that freaked me the fuck out when I first learned it... If you have ever been in a dark room with only a ray of sunlight peeking through the curtains and noticed a lot of particulate matter floating in the air and have wondered what that stuff is, well it's a whole bunch of things including: dust, pollen, germs, and (believe it or not) human epithelial cells. That's right, the human body sheds billions of these cells every day and most of them just float around in the air, and when you consider there are over 8 billion people on this planet, each shedding billions of these little cells, just imagine how many you are inhaling with each breath!
Actually, shockingly, even though the number of pages was dramatically decreased, the actual $$$'s relatively stayed the same.I bet if the pay raise was inserted back in it would have passed.
Fuckers.
Aaand the new improved bill failed.
Actually, shockingly, even though the number of pages was dramatically decreased, the actual $$$'s relatively stayed the same.
* and there was ZERO offset for all of that money.
Here is a nugget of information that freaked me the fuck out when I first learned it... If you have ever been in a dark room with only a ray of sunlight peeking through the curtains and noticed a lot of particulate matter floating in the air and have wondered what that stuff is, well it's a whole bunch of things including: dust, pollen, germs, and (believe it or not) human epithelial cells. That's right, the human body sheds billions of these cells every day and most of them just float around in the air, and when you consider there are over 8 billion people on this planet, each shedding billions of these little cells, just imagine how many you are inhaling with each breath!
Feel like wearing a mask now?
Yeah... fuck the troops.I say let it shut down.
Yeah... fuck the troops.
They will. Congress can (and would) easily pass legislation to continue military pay if it looks like it could drag out.My understanding is that they will still get paid anyway.
Guess I should have clicked on the next page before answering. I see you already found your answer.According to Grok:
During a government shutdown, the military typically faces a situation where active-duty service members are required to continue working but might not receive their paychecks until funding is restored. Historically, Congress has passed specific legislation to ensure military personnel are paid during shutdowns, as seen in the shutdowns of 1995-1996, 2013, and 2018-2019. However, there's no guarantee this will happen automatically in any future shutdown...
They definitely should and probably will pay the military if the government is shut down.
Correct.My understanding is that they will still get paid anyway.