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Shutdown Shenanigans: Kevin Hassett Staffer Becomes Uber Driver, IRS Confronts Tax Overhaul With Skeleton Crew
It was just last week when Trump stooge Kevin Hassett suggested that furloughed federal workers were
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Good ol’, Kevin. He’s my favorite!
Thankfully, no amount of imagination will result in me being declared “essential.” But what’s most important is that each day furloughed is a day closer to retirement. Honestly, the most depressing thing about the current situation is being exposed to the truly insane number of people who genuinely believe (or claim to believe) that the federal government is useless and unnecessary. This is usually accompanied by rants about the DMV and how the gob’ment took their kids away from them–you know, by the secret Federal Bureau of Pickup Trucks and Federal Agency of Taking Kids away from Angry Ex-Cons.
The takeaway is that a ridiculous number of people have no idea what the federal government does and how, without it, the economy would collapse. I had an imaginary conversation with such a person the other day. I began, “Mr. President . . . “
I work for a defense contractor and we have just been told we are going to be furloughed. Unlike direct government employees we will not get back pay when the shutdown finishes.
Google assures me that someone will sign and mail my social security check.
“While previous shutdowns have led to the furlough of Social Security employees and some services, a full-year funding agreement for the Social Security Administration was reached in September so the agency is not affected this time around.” https://www.businessinsider.com/government-shutdown-2018-social-security-checks-still-paid-2018-1
Here’s another thing I thought about — assface hosted the champion Clemson team and fed them cold fries and hamberders from fast food joints; apparently the WH does not have kitchen staff to cook a meal. So who is feeding his fat ass while the kitchen is furloughed?
I think he has one of his hotels close to the WH with a fully staffed kitchen – could have cooked and delivered meals to the WH celebration, of course that would have cost him money. Oh yeah, he bragged about paying for the fast food — must have been cheaper than really paying for the hotel kitchen bill.
I did read that he had suggested the first lady and the second lady could handle the Clemson dinners – he said they could make salads. total buffoon.
Yes, he purchased Washington’s Old Post Office, a few blocks from the WH, and converted it into a Trump Hotel–that’s the property that is at issue in the emoluments cases. Part of the property is designated a Historic Landmark and my understanding is that he made sure it has remained open despite the shutdown, so his guests can enjoy it. (Side note, I used to finish long training runs with a smoothie at the food court there, and the above is truly, truly depressing.)
The Clemson meal was truly hysterical (although you have to feel bad for the players for whom this will be their lifelong memory of their one trip to the White House). I’m honestly surprised he didn’t come up with the most stereotypical racist meal he could think of with his Very Large Brain (TM). Maybe this was, who knows.
Maybe some of his friends called him and asked for their tax returns.
You know, to buy some „pleasure boats“.