Unpaid Secret Service members are getting special novelty challenge coins - Polidicks

https://wgno.com/2019/01/24/secret-service-members-create-challenge-coin-for-working-without-pay/ Special challenge coins are being distributed among US Secret Service personnel and their families, who are expressing frustration at the requirement they work without pay during the partial government shutdown. The coins are paid for by agents or other personnel on their own – they are not official and use no government money. “DON’T WORRY, YOU’LL GET BACKPAY,” is printed on one side of the coins, according to a photo obtained by CNN’s Jake Tapper. The other side has “UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE” and “ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL” printed on it. Challenge coins are historically collectable pieces of recognition that originated in the military, but have recently become more popular with civilian agencies. Secret Service agents told CNN last week that the lack of pay is hurting morale and affecting daily operations as they continue to carry out their mission without pay. Parts of the government have been shut down for more than a month, with no end in sight. The Secret Service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, employs 7,222 people. Nearly 6,000 of them are working without pay and more than 1,200 have been furloughed since they were not deemed essential, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s shutdown plans.

Oh my god, they put tiny pacifiers on the side of it

“DON’T WORRY, YOU’LL GET BACKPAY” is about the least cool statement I've read in my entire life, is that really worth putting on a coin?

That is the most flagrantly insulting bullshit of a gesture I have ever seen. I wouldn't be surprised to have one of the secret service agents be the one to put trump in his grave

Not to put too fine a point on it, but I think you're missing it.

It's not official, just like a Secret Service manager buying a bunch to try to liven up his unpaid colleagues.

Traitor or hero, only the future looking back will tell.

coins made in china for about $1.50 each for 100 pieces, including shipping.

I can't get the article to load on my phone but the use of the passive voice throws into wide question WHO is distributing the coins. I have the distinct feeling that the coins weren't distributed to them by the President in exchange for the cost, but brought in by an affected member of the Service as a show of solidarity among them. The real insult is that these coins have a reason to exist.

I figured the point is Secret Service members venting their frustrations about having to work for free. Maybe it's just being an Aussie, but putting “DON’T WORRY, YOU’LL GET BACKPAY” on it complete with quotes reads as mocking the people saying shit like that to them.

It almost reads as if "so quit your bitching" should be the end of the quote.

I think the graphic on that coin helps assist the context of it mocking the government, but who knows. There's probably some bootstraps type out there with a coin that is thinking that exact thing.

Yea this is definitely a gag coin, and a pretty funny one at that.

Pissing off the praetorian guard is one of the quickest ways for a ruler to end up dead.

If the Secret Service isn't getting paid, why should they bother protecting Trump and Pence?

Legally not allowed to abandon their posts.

As in they'd get fired or criminal charges?

I believe it's like the military where leaving without permission results in jail time.

So what happens if they just starve

Well everyone else will be starving too. So a massive recession.

Secret Service's original and other main job is investigating financial crimes, particularly counterfeiting. Yet another way Trump is endangering national security.

killed in action and/or honorable discharge

So it's slavery then?

When Trump goes to Prison, can we punish him like Henry in Thomas the Tank Engine?

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PELOSI!"

To be fair, at this point in our politics it wouldn't surprise me if trump tweeted out those coins saying something about them being 'very nice coins' and 'such honor wow' or what have you.