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Dear Congress...

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EFFFFFFF YOU.  

No, this could not go into FFF because it's arleady dead, and I don't want to just flame them.  I want to tell them to go eff themselves.  H's pay statement is out for the next check, and it's only half pay.  

Can I start a donations jar in my signature?  
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  • crfischecrfische member
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    UGH.

    COME ON GOVERNMENT.
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  • FutureMrsFezzFutureMrsFezz member
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    This is the suck! :( 
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  • NuggetBrainNuggetBrain member
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    Seriously, if I end up missing my Mexico trip because they can't get their ish together, I'mma roll on down to DC and knock some heads together.
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  • Moneypenny424Moneypenny424 member
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    I'd help you out, but we won't get our tax refund until this is over either...
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  • mica178mica178 member
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    I'll second/third/fourth this.  Please let go of your posturing and allow hardworking Americans get paid to do their jobs.  Compromise is a good thing.  K, thanks.
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  • quirky75quirky75 member
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  • crfischecrfische member
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    Nuggs, why would your mexico trip be kiboshed?
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  • emilykathleen511emilykathleen511
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    Ditto. My fiance may not be going to work on Monday either. :(

    Paying the rent = good thing. Come on Congress.
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  • Beachy730Beachy730 member
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    Oh, but have no fear Congress members, because you'll still get paid:



    Go eff yourselves.  Hard.  Seriously.
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  • heartxsongsheartxsongs member
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    Agreed.  I'd be furloughed if it happened.

    Goalie, that is a hilarious pic :)


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  • Beachy730Beachy730 member
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    deee, I definitely just stole that pic and put it on my FB.  Thanks!
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  • annakb8annakb8 member
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    DNB, its actually unconstitutional for members of Congress to suspend their own pay, so they couldn't not pay themselves even if they wanted to. I understand the sentiment, however. My entire household income will be out the window come Monday if they don't figure it out.
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  • waltzingmatilda13waltzingmatilda13 member
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    That's what kills me DNB. THEY [congress] still get paid. People who actually NEED the money to live, not so much.
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  • TatiMarieTatiMarie
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     CNN posted a chart of what could happen if the government shut down

    http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/04/politics/interactive.govt.shutdown.list/index.html#
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  • Rosie109Rosie109
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    Dont get me started I have been slamming around my office all freaking morning.
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  • NuggetBrainNuggetBrain member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_dear-congress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:9824befc-7d7c-461d-bf0c-795d4f310979Post:44b24025-4c52-4eaf-919b-b936af4aa44f">Re: Dear Congress...</a>:
    [QUOTE]Nuggs, why would your mexico trip be kiboshed?
    Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]

    Our passports are still being "processed".  Which means if the gubmint shuts down, so do the passport processing centers so we could end up not getting our passports in time.
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  • quirky75quirky75 member
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    My sister just had it posted on her facebook so I had to repost it here.

    It's such a shiiity situation for so many people!
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  • louisvillebride21louisvillebride21
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    Money, do you file paper? I didn't think e-file would be effected...
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  • NuggetBrainNuggetBrain member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_dear-congress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:9824befc-7d7c-461d-bf0c-795d4f310979Post:a54aeb4f-dc4d-4538-a3d3-2e20756abab0">Re: Dear Congress...</a>:
    [QUOTE]DNB, its actually unconstitutional for members of Congress to suspend their own pay, so they couldn't not pay themselves even if they wanted to. I understand the sentiment, however. My entire household income will be out the window come Monday if they don't figure it out.
    Posted by annakb8[/QUOTE]

    But can't they vote to temporarily lower their pay to, let's say, a dollar until this sh*t gets worked out?
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  • crfischecrfische member
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    NUGGS. DUDE. I thought you were just IN Mexico!? That sucks.

    I know Sascha has a trip to Greece planned...and no passport. EEK.
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  • waltzingmatilda13waltzingmatilda13 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_dear-congress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:9824befc-7d7c-461d-bf0c-795d4f310979Post:fc8c1498-c845-41c9-9e34-ba70ffbab2c0">Re: Dear Congress...</a>:
    [QUOTE] CNN posted a chart of what could happen if the government shut down <a href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/04/politics/interactive.govt.shutdown.list/index.html#" rel='nofollow'>http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/04/politics/interactive.govt.shutdown.list/index.html#</a>
    Posted by TatiMarie[/QUOTE]

    OMG, it's two pages. I thought the one page was bad, until I realized there was another.
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  • annakb8annakb8 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_dear-congress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:9824befc-7d7c-461d-bf0c-795d4f310979Post:44094fec-3086-4133-9b15-e7cb733d9c15">Re: Dear Congress...</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dear Congress... : But can't they vote to temporarily lower their pay to, let's say, a dollar until this sh*t gets worked out?
    Posted by NuggetBrain[/QUOTE]

    No, the 27th amendment states that any change in compensation can't go into effect until the next Congress. This is obviously to keep them from giving themselves a million raises, but it still prevents them from lowering their pay.
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  • Moneypenny424Moneypenny424 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_dear-congress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:9824befc-7d7c-461d-bf0c-795d4f310979Post:430f0824-f998-4619-ada1-c66016d731c5">Re: Dear Congress...</a>:
    [QUOTE]Money, do you file paper? I didn't think e-file would be effected...
    Posted by louisvillebride21[/QUOTE]

    No, we e-filed, but the refund itself won't be processed.
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  • NuggetBrainNuggetBrain member
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    Nope we leave the end of May.  Which normally, since we sent them in the middle of March, would be fine.  But you figure a 4-6 week processing time, plus any backlog and down time a shut-down would create...it's completely possible we could not have it in time.  AND we can't even go to a passport processing center at the last minute for a rush one because we had to SEND OUR PASSPORTS IN to have them renewed. 
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  • cenglecengle member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_dear-congress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:9824befc-7d7c-461d-bf0c-795d4f310979Post:94c78679-e49b-42f6-bd52-71af552aad09">Re: Dear Congress...</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'd help you out, but we won't get our tax refund until this is over either...
    Posted by Moneypenny424[/QUOTE]


    Yup. Me too. We had to file on paper for federal because of some IRA thing we did.

    This whole situation is BS. Our government is run by a bunch of whiny little girls who act like they've unjustly had their dolls taken away.
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  • louisvillebride21louisvillebride21
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    Are you sure?? This is what I've found several times...

    http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/04/08/government-shutdown-what-to-expect/

    INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said that if there is a government shutdown, the tax-return due date will remain April 18. Mr. Shulman encouraged taxpayers to e-file returns, because those are processed automatically and refunds would not be delayed. But he said there would be delays in processing paper returns and providing refunds for paper returns.
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  • NuggetBrainNuggetBrain member
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    WAIT WAIT WAIT does it say on that board that parole officers might not be able to freaking monitor parolees???  For serious??
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  • crfischecrfische member
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    There's a whole lotta suck going on in the world right about meow.
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  • FutureMrsFezzFutureMrsFezz member
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    ...good thing I already spent my tax refund.  Guh. 
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  • crfischecrfische member
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    I'll be drinking my tax refund on the beaches of Mexico in about a momf.
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