No Pay for Vets – But Congress gets to Vacation on YOUR $$$

[longknife]

WASHINGTON—Just when you thought nobody around here could agree on anything, Democrats and Republicans in Congress come together to unanimously express their unified and unwavering view of the innocent American taxpayer: SCREW YOU!

That's right. You can't get these people to agree on whether or not it's raining outside, but when it comes to their deep disdain for us suckers paying all the bills around here, a hot case of venereal bipartisanship breaks out all over the place.

Over the weekend, the House held a vote and agreed—without a single exception—that when this government shutdown is all over, all these "non-essential" government bureaucrats who have been loafing around at home all this time will all be given back pay for work they did not perform.

Read more @ The Nuclear Option?Both Parties Agree: Taxpayers Foot Bill for Vacationing Bureaucrats

 

[Katzndogz]

No pay for vets, but the furloughed government workers will be paid TWICE. They can get unemployment and have full pay reinstated once they go back to work.

Time to PARTY!

 

[pinqy]

No pay for vets, but the furloughed government workers will be paid TWICE. They can get unemployment and have full pay reinstated once they go back to work.

Assuming they get back pay, then any UI payments will be considered overpayments and must be refunded to the state (or the District of Columbia).