Also, that (unlike firefighters and 98% of Americans) they shouldn’t be expected to work on the two weeks around Christmas and New Years. It’s a vacation, bleeep it!
The real reason may be that the last time it came up, the R’s said it had to be paid for. This time it’s more than paid for (by closing a corporate tax loophole) and the corporations are squealing to their pet poodles – that loophole is much more valuable than firefighters.
Also, that (unlike firefighters and 98% of Americans) they shouldn’t be expected to work on the two weeks around Christmas and New Years. It’s a vacation, bleeep it!
The real reason may be that the last time it came up, the R’s said it had to be paid for. This time it’s more than paid for (by closing a corporate tax loophole) and the corporations are squealing to their pet poodles – that loophole is much more valuable than firefighters.