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Re: Confused
DViejo7 1635 reads
posted
1 / 22

Is anyone else concerned that with so many federal employees about to be unemployed, the DMV will become a hobby-less area?  I'm actually considering taking an extended break. This extracurricular activity isn't worth being homeless.

36363jensen 4 Reviews 20 reads
posted
2 / 22

Given the transactional nature or orientation of the current administration I would think K St is operating 24-7+ now. So suspect there will be plenty of slush money slopping around to keep things rolling.

cks175 44 Reviews 26 reads
posted
3 / 22

Stay at home work policies made it harder for some mongers to sneak away for a tryst. Now all they have to tell their partners is that they are working late.

Of course if there are layoffs and budget cutbacks, that will impact the disposable income flowing to providers.

holystonethedeck 91 Reviews 22 reads
posted
4 / 22

Posted By: DViejo7

Is anyone else concerned that with so many federal employees about to be unemployed
Most of them will be voluntarily unemployed. If they elect to take the buyout they will be working until September.

TheOB 72 Reviews 23 reads
posted
5 / 22

24-7+ to get rid of half of the federal workforce, you mean.  Only time will tell, unfortunately.

TheOB 72 Reviews 26 reads
posted
6 / 22

Yes, I'm sure that disposable income will be the first to go.  I guess it's $70 massages for awhile.

TheOB 72 Reviews 18 reads
posted
7 / 22

Even those working until September will start to save.  They can't spend freely knowing that the well is about to run dry.

Stillav34 11 Reviews 20 reads
posted
8 / 22

well if the only reason the girls around the DC area are in business is because of government employees then I for one am not sorry as that's my tax money they are being paid with and I expect more in return. I work very hard (and two jobs to boot) in order to sometimes see girls so I think the new rules are great.

DViejo7 26 reads
posted
9 / 22

Massages could be an alternative, but I'd rather just give it all up for now.

DViejo7 21 reads
posted
10 / 22

You work two jobs to be able to afford to participate in the hobby, but when someone else is using your taxes to also participate, it's a bad thing??  Taxes come out of your check automatically.  It's not like you would have more money to spend on women if the feds get fired.

Ironically, the providers make out like bandits either way.

DViejo7 25 reads
posted
11 / 22

I suppose.  Let's see where we are by the Spring.  In the meantime, I'm done.

36363jensen 4 Reviews 25 reads
posted
12 / 22

You might find the following a somewhat different take, even if as you say all the K St. lobbyists are working to get many federal employees fired. (A claim I find rather odd as its not K St that is pushing for that but the non-elected, non-appointed administration support fans.)

 
Thought the point about pay premium for those with experience inside government a somewhat relevant aspect.

 
So I am not in the camp of any of this being a thing that is going to cause the local hooking population for worry about where their next meal is coming from.

Stillav34 11 Reviews 21 reads
posted
13 / 22

Yes taxes come out automatically but to have some government employee (that is payed form those taxes) working form home (that more than likely sits and plays games than actual work) is a very bad thing. They can work in person like the vast majority of us have to or get fired, very fair to me.

Oh and that smart remark of taxes come out automatically, study after study has come out showing if 2/3 of all federal employees were cut, us the regular people wouldn't notice a difference (but I know if you work for the government you won't agree to that at all) which means I wouldn't have to be taxed so much, meaning I have more for my hard work so yes, I would have more money if the feds get fired.

Okay I need to stop now or this will get way to political.....

genghiskk 25 Reviews 28 reads
posted
14 / 22

I suspect the local providers will be just fine.  Change is always scary but nature prefers equilibrium so eventually things even back out.  You said you saw studies that proved if we fired 2/3 of the federal work force you wouldn’t notice a difference.  I’m curious what you think would happen if we fired 2/3 of the air traffic controllers? 2/3 of the military? 2/3 of the folks who handle veterans benefit claims or the doctors who provide care to veterans? 2/3 of the folks who inspect food to make sure it’s safe? Unfortunately many politicians find one problem and then generalize it to cover lots of other people/situations.  Sure there are employees in any large bureaucracy ( us government, JP Morgan Chase, General Motors, etc etc ) who aren’t pulling their weight.  To generalize from those cases is not useful or productive. It actually creates more problems than we already have with lack of productivity.  Generalizing like that does however play well to all the unhappy people out there looking to blame someone else for their problems/stress.  

Stillav34 11 Reviews 26 reads
posted
15 / 22

You miss the point about government (and by your post I'm guessing you also are a federal employee).
States are supposed to handle most things for the people in each state (and your example of inspect the food is so funny like we need bureaucracy to tell us what to eat and not eat or what's safe and not safe) I can tell you what's safe to eat by smelling it or by knowing where is came from if its safe or not of would you eat meat that smelled rancid and had green spots all over it (use some sense, we don't need 8.6 billion dollars or over 18000 people to tell us what to eat).  Also something like the FAA should at most be a state thing not Federal (again the government overstepping and complicating things) and actually should be a private company like all the airlines. You used 2 things that are the Federal governments job anyway (Military/VA same branch) but forgot EPA, NSA, CIA, FBI, HUD, HHS, NWS, AWCI the list goes on and on and on that the federal was never supposed to do!

All the Federal (key word there) Government was intended for and is supposed to do is provide a army to keep the US safe, Control the border/immigration and that justice was equal and fair. Unfortunately it has grown way bigger than that.

Oh and I'm not generalizing anything or blaming anyone just stating facts that most don't like to hear nor am I stressing out about anything. I'm just laughing at all the whining going on from people about how we seem to need this big of government in order to function.

Anyway back on topic I doubt providers will be affected much if at all.

holystonethedeck 91 Reviews 24 reads
posted
16 / 22

Posted By: genghiskk
Re: Equilibrium is usually maintained and Studies can be misleading  
2/3 of the folks who inspect food to make sure it’s safe?  
The FDA is a joke. After thirty years they are finally banning a known carcinogen - red dye #3. They allow many things in our food that are toxic and that have been banned in Europe for years.

36363jensen 4 Reviews 20 reads
posted
17 / 22

You are pretty clueless about what the federal government is supposed to do (per the Constitution and other legislation that was passed) but that's largely a stupid side issue to the original claim. But the link will maybe give you something to consider regarding your claims.

 
About 5% of the federal budget goes to payroll related costs, most of that goes to military/VA and HLS. About 15% of the federal work force works in the DC metro area.  Most of the money in this area related to government spending goes to pay people who don't work for the government. What do you think will happen, that some how Musk is going to cut spending in any meaningful way? Nope -- that money is going to keep getting spent because it's Congress that authorizes it and who gets elected to make sure if gets spent the way it does.

 
The working girls here are going to do just fine -- unless someone want to make the argument that all the fired (assuming that actually gets done) women result in a lot of new providers. But even there I don't really see it impacting my options, the one's I would want to see will likely be looking for the 800+ rates or be welcomed into the BBW group.

genghiskk 25 Reviews 31 reads
posted
18 / 22

Thanks for making my point. You point to one problem someone found and generalize that the whole agency is a joke.  If thats not generalizing then …..    Clearly many people don’t value the things government provides so now we will see what happens if the government no longer provides them.  

ickylib 22 reads
posted
19 / 22

If having a choice of being homeless OR continuing to play in the hobby?

First of all, you're basically saying that you are a paycheck or two from being homeless?

You shouldn't be playing in the hobby

wrps07 27 reads
posted
20 / 22

I don't think the impact will be that great until it hits the government contractors hard.  Doge will be be looking to generative-AI to save money.  Many IT jobs will be gone.

DViejo7 21 reads
posted
21 / 22

I won't actually be homeless, but I'd have to go back to the bargain bin, which is just not worth it.

DViejo7 31 reads
posted
22 / 22

Either way, I think there will be some sort of effect later this year, whether via Fed employees or contractors losing their jobs.

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