60,000 border and customs agents told to take furloughs. “66,000 employees responsible for securing the nation’s borders and facilitating trade will be furloughed for as many as 14 days starting next month because of $85 billion in cross-government spending cuts.” No cuts to porky stuff like green energy or presidential road trips, though. Kinda like the guy who went on a diet by cutting out meat and veggies so he could keep eating 10 boxes of Ho-hos every day.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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