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| Trump says he will pay the astronauts stranded in space for 9 months overtime out of his own pocket |
| 2025-03-22 |
| [X] Video at the link. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh 🚨 BREAKING: Trump says he will pay the astronauts who were stranded in outer space overtime out of his own pocket. DOOCY: They didn't get any over time. $5 per day per diem, that's $1,430 in extra pay. Can the administration fix this? TRUMP: No one mentioned this. If I have to, I'll pay it out of my own pocket, OK? I'll get it for them. I like that. |
| Posted by:Clem+Elmish4239 |
| #4 Active duty, our salaried employees. Yet we get sea pay, Sub pay, etc. astronauts in orbit should get something similar. |
| Posted by: Difar Dave 2025-03-22 12:02 |
| #3 The Lone Star Diner is in the neighborhood, but I would avoid the special. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-03-22 11:05 |
| #2 $5 A DAY, Per Diem? What are they going to spend it on? It's not like you can nip out and get a Starbucks. Salaried workers typically do not get overtime, but it seems like there should be some sort of mission pay. Unless NASA is prepared to argue that being stranded in space is part of the job description. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-03-22 09:47 |
| #1 $5 A DAY, Per Diem? HELL! 30 years ago, I was getting $50 a day for carrying a 24/7 pager. Make Biden, his controllers and Boeing pay realistic per diem. They were the ones that stalled a known, safe, Non-Boeing viable rescue alternative. All for political and Boeing $$$$ reasons. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-03-22 07:54 |