[Libloather]

That's a shame.

[cranked]

I feel their collective pain. Not! =.=

[FrankR]

Damn...they’ll have to go back on food stamps and welfare...

[TLI]

Perhaps they can go on unemployment. That will save the economy according to nutjob Nancy P.

[no-to-illegals]

That's a shame.

yes it is. Could we idle six million of 'em?

[WOSG]

“Also, in August Social Security benefits cost $49.2 billion, Medicare and Medicaid cost $68.6 billion, defense venders and personnel cost $34.6 billion and unemployment benefits total $12.8 billion. This totals $165.2 billion in spending requirements, more than the $159.3 deficit on hand for spending.”

It’s simple:
1. Cut $200 billion from FY2012 budget.
2. Pass a $200 billion debt ceiling increase combined with that spending cut.
3. Have the argument again in 3 months.

[MamaB]

Good.

[Don Corleone]

Failure to Raise U.S. Debt Cap Seen Idling 800,000 (federal so-called) Workers

Wash...Rinse...Repeat until the government gets down to size!

[Cheetahcat]

They always can deal crack as before.

[apillar]

Get your violin's and tissues ready! Here come all the sob stories about the federal employees that are going to lose their houses and their children will starve because those mean old republicans won't give Obama a blank check. (You would think since the average federal salary is something like $70,000 a year, they would set a aside a little money in case something like this happens, so their children don't starve.)

[PBRSTREETGANG]

More idled than when they’re “working”?

Is that possible?

[jpsb]

At some point gov is going to go broke. And it is going to be very ugly, better get prepared becuase it might be sooner rather then later.

[Last Dakotan]

Do they still get their employee discount on GM vehicles?

[mo]

Just a beginning...

“Warren G. Harding cut government 50% and ended the Depression of 1920-21 in the shortest time span in history.”

http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2011/05/19/gdp-versus-debt/

[mountainlion]

The government goes through this layoff threat form time to time. Few have been laid off and when the were they still get their pay check.

[apillar]

If I was a federal employee, I wouldn’t worry too much. I figure the debt limit extension deal was already made weeks ago, but they will play this game up until about 48 hours before the limit is due to be hit. Both sides want their supporters to think they held out to the last minute to get the best deal they could. And just like the deal on the budget, all Republicans will take away is a few cuts, that are in reality little more than “accounting gimmicks” and a couple vague promises about future cuts.

[SMARTY]

Are those all the same ones who are new hires since “O” got inaugurated?

[Wpin]

Just another benefit of shutting down the government...let’s shut the whole damn thing down for a week or two...

[dalereed]

800,000 isn’t nearly enough.

Don’t idle them, fire them and eliminate the agencies they work for.

[tcrlaf]

Let the “EVIL REPUBLICANS STARVING POOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS FAMILIES!” stories begin....

[SECURE AMERICA]

Ok. No problem with that.