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[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The silver lining of all this is at least knowing none of these fascist pigs are gonna see a single dime of all these big bonuses.

Unfortunately they're gonna say it's because of Biden or something and become even more fascist.

*Actually I realized that dems taking up the torch and campaigning on paying the ice agents the bonuses they were promised is probablpy gonna be their big brain move for 2028

[–] PbSO4@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago

The Big Beautiful Bonus Army has begun its march on Washington DC

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

lathe-of-heaven

  • Republicans get elected by promising to do expensive fascism
  • Republicans do the fascism part so hard even libs are repulsed
  • Republicans lose the midterms and Democrats take at least the House
  • Republicans stiff the new recruit ICE agents (fell-for-it-again-award)
  • Republicans blame the Democrats in Congress
  • Democrats decide to refute this calumny by centering their 2028 Presidential run on paying out ICE agent bonuses
  • Democrats unanimously pass major funding increases for ICE and give them all free healthcare for life
  • Democrats get waxed in the election
  • The Cycle begins anew
[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

An absolutely fucking insane amount of money btw like sure these pig fuckers deserve almost 2 years of my pay just for signing up

I hope they all get their throats slit

‘Tried’ to do this for teachers.

Oh no, not pushback!!

Fail.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] cthulhupunk0@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's my theory. What I've heard [PLEASE FACT CHECK THIS] is that they contractually need to pay back some of the sign on bonus if they don't make it to year 4. My guess is that we're gonna see a bunch of layoffs of ICE agents during their 3rd year, creating a mini-student-loan-style debt problem. Get all those right wing kids "too smart for college".

The ICE Vanguard party that overthrows the US government that starts a fight with China is what sets off the American Century of Humiliation 3 years from now

[–] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago

Trump is well known for not paying his contractors.

[–] Blep@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah its exactly the same as how cops get paid out the ass compared to the amount of training it takes to be one

[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

you would think so but hilariously enough OP is correct. word is many ice pigs havent gotten their sign on bonus and ive even seen ones say they havent gotten their first check period let alone a sign on bonus

i would assume it has to do with the disorganization of the blompf regime. nothing ever seems properly coordinated. its like they have cocaine ideas and then immediately act on them without fleshing out any details

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

Offering to pay student loans for ICE agents would infuriate me if any of them actually went to higher education.

[–] Azarova@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

Can't recall where I read this but I remember hearing that that "50K sign on bonus" was over the course of 10 years or something, so it's not even really a bonus, it's just an additional bit of salary lol

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

'Tried' doing a lot of heavy lifting in the reply

[–] XxFemboy_Stalin_420_69xX@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

of course he doesn't lol, he's a scammer. scamming people is how he gets off

[–] Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The scam this time is not about not paying, but about threatening to take the money back (with extras) if they don't do exactly what they are told.