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Obama Gives Federal Employees Surprise Time Off: Could Cost Govt. Millions, Ruins Holiday Travel for Some

Dec. 24, 2012 9:34pm Christopher Santarelli

Holiday Travel Ruined for Some After Obama Gives Federal Employees Surprise Time Off

President Obama in former home and frequent vacation destination, Hawaii (AP Photo)

After not receiving a salary increase for years, federal government employees got a bonus from President Barack Obama Friday, as he issued an executive order closing all offices Monday and excusing all but postal service employees from duty on Christmas Eve. While the surprise break giving nearly all federal government employees extra time to spend with their families may at first seem fair and reasonable, the president’s spontaneous decision has cost the taxpayer and had negative side effects for Americans expecting regularly planned federal services.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the estimated cost for shutting down the government for a day is $100 million, and in making the decision last minute, CBS 5 San Francisco notes that the president has put many Americans out to dry that expected federal services Monday–like international travelers needing the passport agency in order to see family for the holidays:

Federal workers already have a paid vacation day on Tuesday December 25, but the administration moved to extend the federal holiday schedule to Monday as well after over 28,000 petitioned the president. President George W. Bush allowed a full day off for Christmas Eve in 2001, 2003, 2007 and 2008, each time extending the holiday to a four-day weekend.

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TreeTrimmerJim
Posted on December 25, 2012 at 2:01am
That extra day of Christmas holiday… you didn’t pay for that

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- betterpart
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 3:13am
  LOL…..right on target.
  
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- dublinthewagons
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 9:10am
  Obaja is the gift that keeps giving. He is always giving something that belongs to someone else.
  Marxist charity.
  
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- Ballot_Box_Revolution
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 10:03am
  I don’t mind the decision made by Obama, but he did something all poor leaders do….Failed to plan or execute properly…
  
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- just the facts
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 10:14am
  Every litle gift this so called president is handing out adds to our deficiet. Everyone knows this. It dosen’t matter the what that gift is or how it is being reported by our state meia, it’s a cost. Redistribution is a gimmik.
  
  The truth of the matter is the progressive plan from the beginning. To devalue the dollar for the purpose of establishing a one world currency; aka ‘one world government’. The dollar is way to strong and we, the people of the U.S., are way too wealty. Redistribution solves that. When dept is piled up as it is doing, as people do not pay their fair share, and I speak not to he achievers or workers of this country, but to those who believe government is the answere, the dollar value falls allowing cliffs and anxieities to dictate ‘progression’.
  
  This president dosen’t care about the people, he dosen’t care about the United States. He cares about the furthering of the agenda. And for those who think he is an idiot or dosen’t know economics, I assure you, he does.
  
  This fiscal cliff, even if is watered down some, is exactly the ingredient to help the progressive agenda. The devaluation of the U.S. dollar.
  
  For all of his supporters, remember this, hen things begin to fall apart, it will happen to all of us – no exceptions. The people who will not be hurt is the people who already have the money. I’m sure it’s not the people who voted for him because, if they had money, they would want to keep it.
  
  This will be a learning experiec
  
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- OKLAPatriot
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 10:18am
  Hey JohnPaul……..I worked 32 yrs for a well known federal law enforcement agency. Who you gonna call when your wife or kids get kidnapped? Not all federal agencies are “takers.”
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 5:11pm
  Piers Morgan
  White House Petition to Deport Piers Morgan Over Anti-Gun Views Hits 31,900
  
  I guess he is going to be deported. His petition got more votes and would cost the American public far less money. And it’s the right thing to do!
  
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EdtheK
Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:23am
Why are government employees getting CHRISTmas off at all? Why isn’t the ACLU up in arms. Where are the atheists to scream about separation of church and state? Christmas of the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. There isn’t anything secular about it.
How about it ACLU? Where is the lawsuit on behalf of the federal employees being forced to observe a religious holiday? Or are lawsuits only when it suits you?

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- DesertRose1960
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:52am
  It’s been a Federal Holiday since 1870. You can blame President Andrew Johnson for it. You could take Christmas away from me. I would still take it off, as I have done for several years now with Christmas Eve and the day after Thanksgiving. I am currently in “use or lose” status, if I wasn’t off on December 26, I would lose the leave I earned this year.
  
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- wordsofwisdom
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 3:29am
  He is buying their loyalty for when he try’s to declare himself the ruler of the US. Or didn’t you expect that when 51% of you voted for communism. Hard to believe we have that many idiots that can muster enough brain power to figure out how to vote. Your reward is time off. Was it worth it? This song describes where we are socially now called “Diversity” http://www.reverbnation.com/open_graph/song/11826046 How’s that working out for you? Hey we made it. We are divided & concurred. Hope your a happy frog, waters boiling!
  
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- old white guy
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 8:12am
  edthek, youlast sentence is true.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 8:39am
  DESERTROSE1960, You actually teach, or at one time taught?! Get your story straight, it was Ulysses S. Grant who declared in 1870 that Christmas should be a federal holiday. Followed by the introduction of the bill by Rep. Burton Chauncey Cook. Then it was signed into law in the year of 1870, the law also declared New Year, and the 4th of July as federal holidays. Christmas had been celebrated much earlier and the first Christmas Tree to be erected in the White House was in the 1850s.
  I do see your primary concern that really supports something that I said some months ago. Those paid holiday and leave dates! Thanks for telling us more of that Union, I’ve Got Mine attitude that the rest of us have observed over the years. And yes, I have been a member of three different unions, so I have been around that union attitude before.
  
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- truthnstuff
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 9:41am
  Facts, common sense, logic, and all around decency never let someone like DesertRose from speaking out for free giveaways. Liberals are incapable of critical thinking and must have their mantra supplied by the POS Marxist in chief.
  
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- vaman
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:48am
  Shouldn’t you radical christians be happy? It further gives honor to your king of kings. Your lord and savior jesus christ would approve, so don’t worry so much.
  
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Blazer58
Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:13am
The uninformed voter once again treats them-self to a freebie. The government only desire is to get bigger and more powerful. One side wants all your money why the other side wants 98% of it.

Hope all that pay taxes realize this is where your money ends up. Paying federal employees who think you owe them for all there hard work . Bull….

Friday, December 31, 2010*: New Year’s Day
Monday, January 17: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 20: Inauguration Day (every 4th year)
Monday, February 21**: Washington’s Birthday
Monday, May 30: Memorial Day
Monday, July 4: Independence Day
Monday, September 5: Labor Day
Monday, October 10: Columbus Day
Friday, November 11: Veterans Day
Thursday, November 24:Thanksgiving Day
Monday, December 26***: Christmas Day

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- DesertRose1960
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:37am
  Federal employees are also Federal Income Taxpayers. We pay for our salaries. If you look at this Washington Post article, the number of Federal employees in comparison to the number of Americans has actually shrunk. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/09/how_many_federal_workers_are_t.html
  
  Many of us hold jobs that require a full, four year college degree in order to compete for the job in the first place. The number of employees who make over $150,000 a year rose dramatically under George W. Bush who also grated December 24th off for employees for more years than President Obama did. I am off all this week, not because President Obama gave me the time off, but if I did not take the leave it would be erased off the books. Wikipedia says the average Federal employee makes $71,000 a year. I’m below average then, because that is not what I make. I think it is closer to $45,000 a year.
- rlimike
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 8:32am
  Only federal workers in D.C. get January 20: Inauguration Day (every 4th year) but if they (all fed workers) opt for the alternate work schedule 5-4-9 they work only 9 days each pay period which = an extra 26 days a year off not including federal holidays , sick leave and annual leave.
  
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- johnpaulkuchtajr
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 8:48am
  Hey Desertrose1960,
  
  So what do you and your fellow federal workers think of the performance of out Sewer Rat-in-Chief during the night of 9/11/12? Did his background as a Warrior of the Community Organizer Corps serve our nation well?
  
  Some of us “makers” are curious.
  
  “Remember Benghazi and ALL the Traitors!”
  
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- GrayPanther
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 9:15am
  That’s five days more than most businesses. Then kick in the extra benefits and pension and you have 30-50 higher packages for tax users than tax payers. Anything wrong with this picture? Wake up people!
  
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- Spaceman_Spiff
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 10:38am
  Garypanther- New civil service retirement system is NOT the Civil Service Retirement System of old. The new system is the Federal Employee Retirement System. Anyone hired on now does NOT get 50% pay at retirement, nor is healthcare and benefits free. The new system is a small pension with whatever extra money I put into a 401K. I pay for my retirement like everyone else. Healthcare? Way too expensive on my salary, so I’ll keep my Tricare as a retired military veteran. Also, not everyone works in DC where you’re hired at high grades and locality pay is off the charts. Some of us are scraping by and managing with what we can. A lot of us did not vote for the current administration, and quite frankly I’m totally disgusted with how this admin has moved this country into a system I spent my life fighting against. When the time comes I’ll know what side I’m on.
  
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- dcatlady100
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 1:09pm
  DesertRose1960….who do you think pays your salary????? Um, OUR TAX DOLLARS, just in case you didn’t know.
  
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- realseabee
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 11:26am
  Inauguration Day is only for those employees that work in D.C. Roads are blocked off and Secret Service restricts areas. Employees just can’t get to work, plus it is only every four years.
  
  What you and other fail to mention is that private industry takes those days off too. Granted, a few don’t observe VETERANS DAY, celebrating those that put their life on the line for your freedoms, COLUMBUS DAY, honestly, I have no idea how this ended up a holiday, perhaps the people in Columbus, Ohio wanted a holiday named after them, WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY, the first president, instrumental in our liberty from Briton, sure, some don’t honor our GREATEST PATRIOT, they fly the dollar bill instead of the flag, MLK, civil rights leader who did more for the rights off ALL RACES than anyone in the last century.
  
  If your company gives you less than 10 holidays because they bow down to the almighty dollar and don’t fly the national flag, so be it, change jobs to a company that does.
  
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karen162
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:57pm
Yeah, I didn’t like it the 4 times Bush declared Dec 24th a paid holiday, either.

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- hillplus
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:31am
  He didn’t. Twice he gave a half day on the 24th. ;)
  
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- Thatsitivehadenough
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 5:49am
  Why is anyone getting a paid holiday on Christmas eve? I live in Australia, one of the MOST holiday giving nations, but no one gets Christmas eve as a holiday. We do, however get Boxing Day off, but still, sounds to me like they’re just trying to make all the ‘workers of the government world’ equal.
  
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- archie_i
  Posted on December 27, 2012 at 12:40pm
  “hillplus – Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:31am
  He didn’t. Twice he gave a half day on the 24th. ;)”
  
  Not true. I was a contractor for the government in 2007. I had to come to work when all federal employees got an extra holiday. I wasn’t given leave to use and if I didn’t show, I didn’t get paid for the day. I can attest that it was not a half day. No one else showed up to work and they did not use their annual leave.
  
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BODYBAG
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:45pm
testing

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RAMJR
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:40pm
Taking even more tax dollars to pay off unions and federal employees. Now we know why the IRS is being issued weapons. Very soon those paying for these agendas of entitlement and payoffs will say the hell with paying for these…and the hell with this administration.
Even some Liberals are starting to wake up…after the fact as usual though.

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- GeorgieJo
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:04am
  Oblamo====Santa Claus for the Hoffa Gang
  
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bikerdogred1
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:16pm
The man running the country is an idiot a pure breed communist and all you people go along,you are idiots too.

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- oldguy49
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:25pm
  gee…….when is he going to take action on the petition to send that lib morgan back to england………and while your at it how about take a look at the session petitions…………
  
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HornsFan96
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:52pm
Where does this reporter get the idea federal workers haven’t gotten a pay increase in several years? That is DEAD WRONG.

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- DesertRose1960
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:44pm
  Federal pay rate have been frozen since 2010. We were supposed to be given a pay raise be given in January, but that hasn’t been settled because there is no budget. Here is the link to the Office of Personnel Management website. Please note, it says “Frozen at 2010 Levels” right across the top. There have been step increases given, but those are always subject to the budgeting process and during the 1980s, they were not always given. A step increase is given for a year of service, but people at the 8 step go years without getting step increases and you can max out on the pay scale, after step 10, you only get raises and Cost of Living Allowances. I could take my professional certifications to a private company and make $15,000-$20,000 more in salary; I work for the Government because I am serving my country.
- HornsFan96
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 1:37am
  After step 10 you “only” get raises and cost of living increases? Dear, most people in the private economy have gotten NO raises OR cost of living increases in several years. Many have taken pay cuts.
  
  And as for the fantasy about your pay level … several surveys have shown that the vast majority of federal jobs pay far, far more than their private sector counterparts, especially when pensions and other benefits are taken into account.
  
  Yet another fantasy about the “downtrodden” federal worker.
  
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- endthemindlessspending
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 5:19am
  @DESERTROSE1960
  
  Thats the problem with government payroll, you get a raise in some B.S. step plan and cost of living. They don’t give a shyt how efficient you work or how accountable you might be. They just throw you raises. You may be able to go to the private sector and make more money. But I’m sure unless you find yourself a union umbrella to work under, you’re going to work ten times harder to get that pay also. I have experience working in corrupt unionized paying companies and know what it feels like to work much harder than the guy next to me and get the same pay. You can’t make life equal for everybody and expect to get the same production. People shouldn’t be given raises just on the fact that they have been there X number of years. All that does is make hard working people fed up and stop doing the others share.
  
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- loriann12
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 8:11am
  Desertrose1960 said “We were supposed to be given a pay raise be given in January” You obviously quit high school early in order to get that goburment job, didn’t you?
  
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- truthnstuff
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 9:50am
  Desertrose, you gubimint leeches are already getting almost 2X the private salary including benefits for comparable work. When I say comparable I don”t mean you do the same work, because you people are mostly not capable of working even if you would. Gubimint, affirmative action for morons and racists.
  
  Of course there are a few exceptions, but you certainly are not one. One of these days the people will revolt and shut down the leeches and your unions, and by then there will be gubimint welfare for your sorry arse to collect from.
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 6:13pm
  DesertRose1960
  
  Lets start out with BS
  If you could get a job at $15,000+ a year you would do it, the reason you give is BS. There would have to be an other compelling reason – like you really can not do the job if you had to be on the outside. Next there are no jobs to go to. Thanks to hussain and his 16 trillion dollar debt. My bet is you have a no layoff clause
  
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The-Monk
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:41pm
I’ve got a better idea…..

Give all the US Gov employees all next year off with pay.

Make that the next 4 years.

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- For my Liberty!
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:50pm
  I agree…and I PRAY that the GOP STANDS FIRM on the DEBT ceiling and lets the Government SHUT DOWN!
  
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- rickc34
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:06pm
  Yes 4 years of savings off goverment workers that really don’t do their job anyway. We could make a hugh dent in the debt.
  
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- GENEPAGLIARI
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:07pm
  That’ll save some coin.
  
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- GENEPAGLIARI
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:12pm
  Wait, they already do that.
  
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- booger71
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 4:12am
  Federal salaries account for less than 2% of the budget. I would rather scale back the welfare state ( both individual and corporate.), and then get rid of of all foreign giveaways, then scale back the government by eliminating most Federal agencies. Then something must be done about Medicare and Social Security.
  
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jpschaeffer
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:35pm
try the math again way more than 100,000,000 1 day off for all federal workers cost 7 billion 670 million dollars (7,670,000,000) to US citizens…………….12 paid federal holidays = $92,000,000,000/yr ……. figure it out …28,000,000 workers who avg 83,000/year /365 days= 6,592,340,000

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- aproudinfidel
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:40pm
  It’s Christmas Eve and you’re making my head hurt.
  
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- realseabee
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 11:03am
  What a looney. First off, there are only 1.9 million federal employees, not 28 million. Second, Congress only granted 10 federal holidays, not 12. Third, not all the federal employees received the day off, planes still had to fly, borders, immigrations, customs, fbi, cia, nsa, treasury, usda, etc, etc. I believe the number is closer 1.2 million were able to take the day off.
  
  And the money saved from not having to fire up all the lights, HVAC, water, gasoline, diesel, etc use made it a wash, maybe even saved a little bit considering the cost of oil.
  
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amadan32
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:26pm
1 day off extra big whoop, 40k salery in San Francisco , there is the part no one told you about .

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Black Midge
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:25pm
President Obama is a buffoon, just pi**ed away 100 million of our money on a whim.

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- AbrahamsSheepdog
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 5:34am
  To boost shopping too. Spending. ;)
  
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Chromo200
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:24pm
Obama the Santa Clause. But on the other hand many city unions have two day vacation on Christmas … But then what the heck give every one several paid days off to celebrate the winter festival. after a few years there will be Ramadan and paid pilgrimage time off but no time off for Christmas.

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taintso
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:22pm
Has anyone figured it out yet, it might be cheaper to give them 365 days off?

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The-Monk
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:22pm
“After not receiving a salary increase for years, federal government employees….”

Now where in the world did this statement come from? Oh I see.. it’s like the freezing of the EPA increases. The EPA wanted about 6% increases in 2009 for 3 years in a row. Obama said no. Instead he gave the EPA an immediate raise of 18% and froze extra spending for a few years.

And what’s the difference between Gov and private sector jobs?

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-04-federal-pay_N.htm

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- DesertRose1960
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 11:56pm
  That story is from 2010. Federal pay has been frozen since FY 2010. http://www.opm.gov/oca/12tables/indexGS.asp
  
  The article takes very little of the experience of the worker into consideration. In my job series, I know for a fact private companies pay between $15,000-$20,000 more than what I make and they pay for more health insurance. My health insurance is $280 a month for just me. My pension plan is dependenat on Social Security and what I put away in the Thrift Savings Plan which is tied to the stock market.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:18am
  @DesertRose1960
  “That story is from 2010″
  
  Exactly… that’s part of my point.
  
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- DesertRose1960
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:47am
  @Monk, Federal salaries have been frozen since 2010. We have not had a raise since 2010. Many of us have earned step increases, but those are given for longevity of service and max out at step 10. My husband no longer receives step increases because he has over 30 years of service. You talking about the EPA and the increases they received may be for budgets and project costs. The EPA is covered by the same GS pay table I am covered by, they one that hasn’t gone up since 2010. You’re talking about apples and golf balls and it didn’t really make much sense to me. I suppose you impressed some of the people here, they probably think you know what you’re talking about.
  
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taintso
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:20pm
Look on the bright side that is one less day for them to do damage.

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Zorch
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:18pm
Ahhhh, ain’t it nice to be a king? To H… with those noisy taxpayers who pay the wages of the federal employees that get paid for not working. $100 mill? a drop in the bucket. What’s a few million when the Pres is concerned with trillions? Hey, you don’t like it, then get a job @ the Obama company; he’s hiring 100 people a day and the fed has the largest union in the country. You too can suckle the teat of the engorged mammary of the federal government.

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- patriotteapress
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 6:11pm
  I wish I had a pension, a step increase, or a vacation. The way I see it, SS is going to be mostly nonexistent for me, cause I’m 50yrs old. I had a pension plan back in the early 90′s but then most employers couldn’t afford them and it was axed. I worked for years without a raise, then a pay cut and finally a pink slip. My tiny 401K is my savings but looks like it’s going to be finagled into a gooberment fund, ie. raided, to pay gooberment pensions. My future is soooo bright, I got to wear shades. Yea for me! I’ll work til death so gooberment/union workers can complain that their raises and/or pensions are not big enough. No big deal! It makes me feel good to know I’m contributing to their hard life, when I’m standing in a long line at the post office and the counter people go on break.
  Sorry for the rant. Sometimes I just can’t take it anymore.
  
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elderbat
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:17pm
don’t think that 100 mil includes the 4mil hawaii trip either…this is an obscenity atop 4 years’ worth already and more to come. our tax dollars are workin’ now, aren’t they?

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denkat56
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:17pm
No ceiling cap no worries.

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blanco5
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:15pm
Wow, when the king deems it so, it is so. He really DOES think he’s king!

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- mercenary4freedom
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 1:10am
  He gets to spend extra $$, he’s affirmative action privileged.
  
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strawberry411a
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:15pm
And we are supposed he had no ulterior motive? Of course he did. Continue to completely tear apart the internal structure of this country…and hey..if he can screw up a Christian Holiday as well its a bonus. The man is absolute evil.

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- Kisses6350
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:32pm
  Did you understand what you just fonted?
  
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aproudinfidel
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:12pm
No pay raise? They are already paid more than private sector workers. How many of the rest of us have gotten a pay raise or any bonus paid time off lately. Obama is taking good care of his base. Disgusting.

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denkat56
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:12pm
This isn’t the first time, I’m sure glad were worried about our debt ceiling. I guess the upper 2% have got us all covered.

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- Kisses6350
  Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:44pm
  Gee! The congress and senate left already! Lets think……….Oh that’s right, we pay them, both dems and repubs to represent us, What do they do? They leave town for the Holidays on our dime! Ever notice how they do not even work 200 out of 365? Not to mention all the gas we all pay for to haul them around DC!
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 10:06pm
Guess the government public unions will ensure the next elections will go for the Democrats; once upon a time we used to call such actions by the name of BRIBERY!!!

Who has Obama paid back for their votes?

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whatthecrazy
Posted on December 24, 2012 at 9:57pm
$100,000,000 for one freakin day????????????? No dang wonder half our paycheck is missing!!!!!!

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- DesertRose1960
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 12:26am
  That’s also the cost of services not performed and fees not assessed as well as Federal salaries. You should know by now, but probably don’t, they don’t give you enough information on The Blaze or on Fox to make an informed judgement of the facts. They picked the most outrageous things and that’s all they tell you.
  
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- truthnstuff
  Posted on December 25, 2012 at 9:58am
  The most outrageous things are the gubimint and the leeches like you who suck our pockets dry. You don’t seem intelligent enough to be able to work anywhere else but the gubimint. Before the unions and the Dems, these mindless jobs were not paid as if they were all rocket scientists. Grow that moronic work force and we can keep flushing cash down the drain ubtil we collapse the US.
  
  Gubimint leeches are like politicians…some may have started out well but soon found that there is a sweet racket here.
  
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