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 Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:07 pm
Aakosir Shadows-shine What I don't understand is why didn't the government pass a budget in the first place? They were supposed to do on Oct 1st of last year. Now because it wasn't passed for this fiscal year, we are stuck in this mess on a pending and very likely shutdown. Look at the minutes from today's session in the House. It'll do horrible things to your blood pressure.
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Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:14 pm
Aakosir Shadows-shine What I don't understand is why didn't the government pass a budget in the first place? They were supposed to do on Oct 1st of last year. Now because it wasn't passed for this fiscal year, we are stuck in this mess on a pending and very likely shutdown. I certainly thought that passing a budget would be one of the top priorities that way we know what to spend and what to cut back on, but obviously the government as a whole had their heads up their nether regions some where. I just noticed on the news though that a deal was struck and there is no pending government shut down.
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Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:15 pm
VK Fox Aakosir Shadows-shine What I don't understand is why didn't the government pass a budget in the first place? They were supposed to do on Oct 1st of last year. Now because it wasn't passed for this fiscal year, we are stuck in this mess on a pending and very likely shutdown. Look at the minutes from today's session in the House. It'll do horrible things to your blood pressure. The whole debacle that led up today and the minutes in the House did horrible things to my blood pressure.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:44 am
Aakosir Why would a rep. have two residences? One is a summer home or something? And if a rep. doesn't have a good savings account then something is wrong there. My husband is an E-4 in the Marine Corps, the lowest paid of all branches, and we are the ones who live paycheck to paycheck. I doubt her story. But what's with the two residences... They're required to have residencies in the Washington DC metro as well. They live all over Maryland and Northern Virginia in addition to where ever the family home is.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:53 am
VK Fox Aakosir Shadows-shine What I don't understand is why didn't the government pass a budget in the first place? They were supposed to do on Oct 1st of last year. Now because it wasn't passed for this fiscal year, we are stuck in this mess on a pending and very likely shutdown. Look at the minutes from today's session in the House. It'll do horrible things to your blood pressure.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:55 am
Shadows-shine Aakosir Shadows-shine What I don't understand is why didn't the government pass a budget in the first place? They were supposed to do on Oct 1st of last year. Now because it wasn't passed for this fiscal year, we are stuck in this mess on a pending and very likely shutdown. I certainly thought that passing a budget would be one of the top priorities that way we know what to spend and what to cut back on, but obviously the government as a whole had their heads up their nether regions some where. I just noticed on the news though that a deal was struck and there is no pending government shut down.
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:56 am
Lateralus es Helica Aakosir Why would a rep. have two residences? One is a summer home or something? And if a rep. doesn't have a good savings account then something is wrong there. My husband is an E-4 in the Marine Corps, the lowest paid of all branches, and we are the ones who live paycheck to paycheck. I doubt her story. But what's with the two residences... They're required to have residencies in the Washington DC metro as well. They live all over Maryland and Northern Virginia in addition to where ever the family home is.
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:22 am
Aakosir Lateralus es Helica Aakosir Why would a rep. have two residences? One is a summer home or something? And if a rep. doesn't have a good savings account then something is wrong there. My husband is an E-4 in the Marine Corps, the lowest paid of all branches, and we are the ones who live paycheck to paycheck. I doubt her story. But what's with the two residences... They're required to have residencies in the Washington DC metro as well. They live all over Maryland and Northern Virginia in addition to where ever the family home is. Cheaper to own another home there considering the amount of time they have to be up there, especially if you own a home in say Prince William county. Hotels and condos are fine and dandy for short periods of time, but reps spend a lot of time in DC over the years and that type of hotel money would add up past a mortgage value in a couple of nights in that area. You get the right kind of mortgage you can sell the home after you're no longer in office. I'm sure reps get certain perks on home buying as well.
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:50 pm
So has anyone heard anything on a budget decision yet? All I keep seeing are articles about "the sacrifices" and some other BS... I can't find if they actually did make a decision, but I'm guessing they did because we got paid.
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