Federal government, USPS, stock market and lots of others are getting a paid day off for the national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter. Before this it was Juneteenth, what's next? Working for a private employer that can't just take any random day off they want does have it's benefits but this isn't one of them.

I was no fan of Carter, but it seems this is protocol in the case of a POTUS. Now, the other days...

National Day of Mourning. Be thankful it's not an official federal holiday, unlike Juneteenth.

I was in the Army when Nixon died and they got us into formation to announce it and the next day would be a day off* in commemoration.

*Then told us cooks that this didn't apply to us

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Originally posted by Peanut71:
Federal government, USPS, stock market and lots of others are getting a paid day off for the national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter.

For many, it's an unpaid day off.

Y'see, the federal government uses a ton of contractors. There are around 1.5x as many federal contractors as there are federal employees. ~4.5M contractors vs ~3M federal employees (not counting military servicemembers).

Federal contractors are paid for federal holidays, but unlike federal employees they aren't paid for impromptu days where federal government offices are closed, like snow days or "days of mourning".

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I was in the Army when Nixon died

Me too, was happy with the day off

NO mail really screwed with my wife on her Job
She went to the post office to drop off some invoices that she had already post marked for today
and the post office was slacking again

Stopped by the post office to pick up a MO for ottosig but they were closed.

I'm fine with Juneteenth.

The day of mourning I could do without.

Just stick him in the ground already.

They're going to buy him in Georgia, correct? We certainly don't want to pollute Arlington National Cemetery.

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Originally posted by 229DAK:
They're going to buy him in Georgia, correct? We certainly don't want to pollute Arlington National Cemetery.

Good, bad, or indifferent...he honorably served as a Naval officer. I disagree with his politics and his policies, but there would be nothing wrong with him being buried at Arlington.

He qualifies: from Arlington's site

Anyone who has held elected office in the US government provided they also served in the military and were discharged honorably. Also any Supreme Court Justices, Cabinet Members, Trade Representatives, Attorneys General, Office of Management and Budget Directors, Social Security Commissioners, Drug Policy directors, CIA directors, Chairman of the FED, various deputy secretaries, and ambassadors to NATO, the UN, and a handful of countries. All provided that they served on active duty.
Any former President of the United States provided that they served on active duty. (In case you are wondering, both former Presidents Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush would be eligible but former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, as well as President Donald Trump, would not be)

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, will be laid to rest on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at the Carter home and garden, part of Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, in Plains, Georgia. He will be buried next to his wife of 77 years, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

^^^ It's only fitting that he was buried next to Rosalyn. Who wouldn't want to be buried next to your wife, even if you were qualified for Arlington?

Bill Clinton.

Husband and wife who love, not despise, each other.

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Originally posted by 12131:
^^^ It's only fitting that he was buried next to Rosalyn. Who wouldn't want to be buried next to your wife, even if you were qualified for Arlington?

I will be cremated and my ashes will be scattered . I love my wife but we both have wishes that do involve being buried next to each other .

I read that Biden’s half staff flag order impacts the Inauguration.
Picture President Trump taking the oath with all the flags flying at half staff.
Looks as several states are ordering a halt on the half staff order

Not just several states (TX, IA, FL, ND, AL, TN), but, also, Speaker Mike Johnson Has Ordered US Capitol Flags Raised to Full Height for Trump’s Inauguration.