Trump issues executive order freezing federal worker's pay (government, workers, tax)

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by pknopp

Obama did it for the same reason Trump is. Politics. Just like I noted that corporations no longer care about the workers, only their stock prices, politicians have long forgotten the people.

I would say that 2010 was quite different than 2018, Trump just gave a tax cut primarily to the wealthiest individuals and now we have a deficit problem.

[odanny]

Originally Posted by pknopp

I've seen little signs of that so far.

I agree, but the future looks a lot better, because many of these young, educated women are bringing some energy to the party, and hopefully a better message for the voters. The top Democratic leadership of the past, people like Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, were/are just horrible.

It reminds me of the Harlem Globetrotters and the Washington Generals, I feel like the Democrats are in on it.

[Hesychios]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

This will affect 420,000 federal workers and puts in motion his statements that he will withhold their pay.

Also, cancelled a previously agreed on 2 per cent raise for federal workers.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/29/polit...eze/index.html

Does this include the Pentagon?

[Cali Doll]

Originally Posted by Hesychios

Does this include the Pentagon?

It impacts all federal workers (estimated at 2 million), while excluding the military. They still get their 10% raise.

[WaldoKitty]

I think he should hit the federal workers with a 10% pay reduction. They will still be overpaid for what they do.

[latimeria]

Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow

Stop being such an idiot, you know we're talking about voters and not the entire population of the US. The United States elected Donald Trump, period.

So let's see the numbers for kicks...

200 million registered voters
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/...ca-2016-229993

58% of them showed up to vote
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politic...2016-elections

And about half voted for Trump. So he is president, yes, but it's not like a majority of registered voters chose him or anything, to be precise.

[Hesychios]

Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow

Democrats didn't pick Hillary, the DNC leadership allowed Hillary Clinton to do whatever the F she wanted to. The Democrat voting base didn't pick Hillary, the DNC doesn't give a damn about what their voting base wants.

That was scandalous and disheartening. No one can be more upset with this than Democrats themselves.

However, I don't think we are going to see the same thing happen again. The DNC instituted reforms since then, new people are in charge and they know all eyes are on them. They actually care what people think, and this was a big black eye for the movement.

Overall it is a good group of people.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by Hesychios

That was scandalous and disheartening. No one can be more upset with this than Democrats themselves.

However, I don't think we are going to see the same thing happen again. The DNC instituted reforms since then, new people are in charge and they know all eyes are on them. They actually care what people think, and this was a big black eye for the movement.

Overall it is a good group of people.

Under Pelosi the (D)'s lost huge majorities in the House. They become a majority again and you allow the one who lost huge majorities in the past take over again?

They've learned nothing.

[natalie469]

Originally Posted by 4dognight

Americans want a wall. Trump knows this. The Dems know this. They are refusing Americans what they want.

Democrats are serving globalists.

The majority of Americans do not want a wall.

[snj90]

This is just fundamentally an evil act.