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Government Shutdown Looms: Will Critical Projects, Federal Workers, and Essential Services Be Affected? #borderwallfunding #ContinuingResolution #criticalprojects #essentialservices #federalagencies #federalworkers #foodassistanceprograms #governmentshutdown #nationalparks #spendingbills #veteranbenefits

Government Shutdown Looms: Will Critical Projects, Federal Workers, and Essential Services Be Affected? #borderwallfunding #ContinuingResolution #criticalprojects #essentialservices #federalagencies #federalworkers #foodassistanceprograms #governmentshutdown #nationalparks #spendingbills #veteranbenefits

Government Shutdown Looms: Will Critical Projects, Federal Workers, and Essential Services Be Affected? #borderwallfunding #ContinuingResolution #criticalprojects #essentialservices #federalagencies #federalworkers #foodassistanceprograms #governmentshutdown #nationalparks #spendingbills #veteranbenefits

#politics #unitedstates #endcorruption #nobelprizesummit The political behavior of budget brinkmanship is intended because of either corruption or oligarchic authoritarianism. The elected representatives have a reason to behave the way they are behaving and often it is money and pursuit of self-interest, not constitutionally mandated public service for which they are paid by the taxpayers, the simplest explanation, that is the motivator. On a comparative benefit basis, government salaries and benefits are peanuts in comparison to the monetary benefit they receive by not doing their job. Someone else is paying them far more not to do their job.

I love to learn, love to understand How can anyone justify pushing people inside a war zone? An area with already not having enough food, water, health care for the people inside A zone what is bombed the whole time (I mean the WHOLE time) What law makes it possible to push people from a detained situation from last 4 weeks to a war zone?? I hope anyone can help me to understand as for me this feels as: The death penalty https://lnkd.in/eSHvkrre

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The Gambian government's persistent failure to adequately serve its citizens and address the weaknesses within its institutions is deeply concerning. The recent incident involving a broken ferry stranded in the middle of the sea between Barra and Banjul, leaving passengers, including families with young children, in distress for hours, underscores the urgent need for effective governance and infrastructure management. It is disheartening to witness individuals expressing genuine fear and anxiety for the safety of their loved ones while being stranded on the ferry. This situation not only highlights the immediate need for improved transportation systems but also speaks to broader issues of governmental neglect and disregard for the well-being of its people. Moreover, amidst such crises, the skyrocketing food prices further exacerbate the hardships faced by ordinary citizens, compounding the challenges they already endure. The Gambian government must prioritize the welfare of its citizens, address institutional deficiencies, and take decisive action to prevent such distressing incidents from occurring in the future. #Notoyouthdeportation

If you received at least one payment on your unemployment claim, but your payments have been pending for more than two weeks because of an eligibility issue, we will process a conditional payment. Learn what to expect if you receive a conditional payment: Bit.ly/UIPending #Unemployment #Unemployed #UnemploymentInsurance #UnemploymentBenefits

Warning: Rant alert! (That’s for the feeble minded) What’s happened to our once great country! Since 2020 This little island and it’s great people are taking a beating from the weather to Westminster! A quick reminder of the story so far IR35 the death of innovation/ covid/ 2020-21 showed a record 54.2% of people (36 million) now live in households which received more in benefits than they contributed in taxes/ Brexit / immigration bill(s)/ terrorism / failed track and trace App / HS2 fiasco / furlough fraud / The slow death of our cultural and service industry / The rise of food banks in the UK/grooming gangs/ Homeless deaths surge by 80% in a two year period /Energy prices increase, circa £700 per household / PPE scandal/ Fuel crisis /HGV driver shortages /China /Cancel culture /Lack of NHS funding /The migrant crisis /The universal credit reduction /The failure of wind farms/Shrink flashion /Car tax increase 2022/Red diesel being banned/food costs rising /Energy prices set to increase: circa £700 per household /The proposal is predicted to raise £12 billion annually./Energy bills up 54%, £693 a year, on average/Council tax up 3.5%, £67 a year, on average/ Water bills up 1.7%, a year/ Broadband, phones and TV about £42 a year/Vehicle excise duty about £10 a year/Pint of beer up 5%, 20p, each/Lateral flow tests – from £1 each/ Social housing rents up 4.1%, £202 on average, a year/ the NHS at breaking point/ the Rwanda bill/ poverty numbers reach a record high /strikes, strikes and more strikes/ army subscription rumours / Doomsday Clock warning/ RAF involvement in the air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, / The UK Statistics Authority rebuked the prime minister for misleading the public over the backlog of asylum applications/pro-Palestinian protestors costing millions to police /NHS waiting list rise / council Tax increases / councils going bankrupt/ racist scandal Frank Hester about Diane Abbott as "racist and wrong" (15m will Not be given back) /Sunak warned that Islamists and far-right extremists (ironic), which he describes as "two sides of the same extremist coin /£150,000 also being paid to Rwanda for each person sent there / post office scandal/ not forgetting the sewage problems and water bills expecting to rise by 40% and now we are turning on each other, Neighbour against neighbour, religion against religion and in some cases families against families. Haven’t we had enough of government(s)beating us down we now have to beat each other? Prophecy: The only end goal I can see: Further racial / religious divides?, further tax insurance hikes and city centres Turing into ghost towns! And us regular people living in fear footing the bill. How much more can we take! Rant over.

When your values clash with your opponents' values, how can you persuade those listening to the debate that your values should take precedence? Read my post on the skill of 'weighing'. https://lnkd.in/eXrhPDBf #debate #values