With the addition of JUNETEENTH to holidays Federal Employees now get 44 paid days per year

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  1. 61falcon

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    With the addition of Juneteenth to Federal holidays it now gives the 2.1 million government employees and 1.3 million active U.S. military 11 paid holidays,13 paid sick days and 20 paid vacation days per year for a total of 44 paid days off per year.The cost to Americas taxpayer for this overly generous paid time off each year is $22.6 BILLION each year.
     
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    They’re probably more productive on their days off. They cost us a crapload more when they’re at work.
     
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    61falcon Well-Known Member

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    Those who work in the private sector only wish they had benefits half as good as those who's salaries they pay.
     
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    Maybe. Of course, a hamburger would cost $200 and it would take six weeks to make.
     
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    61falcon Well-Known Member

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    So are you saying our American form of government sucks????
     
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    I’m saying rarely is government the most efficient provider of anything.
     
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    Everybody's form of government sucks in one way or the other. It is the nature of the beast. Unfortunate the only thing that sucks worse than government is anarchy.
     
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    The military does not pay much attention to holidays. Some get off and some don't. Much of the time I was in the Air Force, I worked shift and it made no difference whether it was a week end or holiday. We covered the shift.

    The holiday does not cost the taxpayer any more. Most government employees are salaried and get paid the same amount whether they work or not.
     
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    You mean like Dirty Donalds Commerce Secretary Wil ur Ross who's recent financial disclosures show that he added between $53Million and $127 Million to his personal wealth while receiving a salary as a full time government. We also find that while working for us he created a special purpose acquisition company in the CAYMAN ISLANDS while being a suppisedly full ti me government employee? If those are not conflicts of interest I would like to know what the hell are???
     
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    Sort of like the Clintons and Bidens.
     
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    He can't have a side hustle?
     
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    Almost, without exception, every representative and senator and high government official ends up with millions of dollars in excess of their salary.

    According to MSN, Trump ended up losing around $2 Billion while president.
    Trump lost $2B while serving as president (msn.com)
     
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    This announcement cost the taxpayers millions. Too late to give federal employees a day off so they get paid double time for Friday.
     
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    The few days our government works the better it is for our citizens.
     
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    Isn't the whole purpose of establishing in the Cayman Islands to circumvent completely U.S.Taxes???
     
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    Nothing says "hooray for the abolishment of slavery" quite like yet another PAID day off for the current slave masters....
     
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    Yet the rest of the developed world seem to manage this and the last time I checked burgers are less than £10.

    Compared to other counters USA holiday entitlements and employee rights are criminal.
     
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    Ah yes. The old "paid sick" and "paid vacation" days. If only you knew what we had to do to earn them.

    Oh to be naive.
     
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    44 paid days off and Biden wants to spend $80 billion on hiring more of them.
     
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    321 more holidays to go and they'll have achieved UBI.
     
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    The GOP's Finest Hour:

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    I don't know about anyone else but I am 80 years old and until last years election I never ever remember seeing,reading or hearing anyone ever mention Juneteenth, and now all of a sudden it's a Federal holiday.
     
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    I kind of thought there would be much more public discussion over it than there was. Congress just raced ahead and did it.

    So what next? I'm thinking George Floyd (PBUH) day? His birthday is on October 14th, so they could either add a new holiday on the 14th or rename Columbus Day for George Floyd. There are still many martyrs who don't have federal holidays so I'm sure we could think of more.
     
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    They act like t had been a topic for years??? One I never heard of until last years election??
     
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    Bye George I think you are starting to get it!

    And not George Floyd (PBUH) but George Orwell.

    We've ALWAYS been at war with EastAsia.
     

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