800,000 government workers may need financial assistance as shutdown continues

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

I'm not wishing hardship on them, but I'm not moved by their whinging either.

When I am in an industry where your income can go from six figures to zero at any time, through factors not of your control, you learn to sack money away for a rainy day, make sure you can meet your obligations with zero income (from savings). I have done that without doing my main career job for as long as two years, supporting my family from savings, because work is tied to global commodity prices. When you're "overqualified" and the "price of oil will come back any day", people won't hire you for slug jobs because they are sure you'll be gone as soon as oil activity picks up.
And Americans regularly cheer such hardships in the form of low gas prices, and even call for more, justifying their celebration because people got paid well for doing a difficult and dangerous job.

So I have little sympathy for people who normally get a steady paycheck and don't prepare for their own economic survival.

Well, sure, but this is the first time the gov has ever been "shut down", so how can we expect them be prepared for it? 

[Smokin Joe]

Well, sure, but this is the first time the gov has ever been "shut down", so how can we expect them be prepared for it?

Yeah, right.

[Hoodat]

Eight hunred thousand people took a job, have done their work and won't get paid.

@Victoria33

Those 800,000 people make on average 70% more money than their private sector counterparts.  They are practically immune from ever losing their jobs.  They get automatic raises.  They get non-merited promotions.  They have Cadillac health insurance policies with low deductibles that the rest of us can no longer afford.  And they have a very generous pension that the overwhelming majority of us in the private sector do not have.  And to top it off, their jobs are never ever ever affected by the ability to turn a profit, which means that they can never be laid off.  Ever.

And for the record, they most definitely will get paid, regardless of whether they worked or not.  Compare that to the furloughed private sector worker who doesn't receive a dime for missed days.

One man's wife died and he won't get a pay check today, and can't put a headstone at her grave.

Trust me, his wife's grave isn't going anywhere.

Trump only thinks of himself and his family, and no one else.  He said workers without their paycheck are Democrats - that means he doesn't care if they die.

Not sure what any of this has to do with Trump since Congress has failed to send him any bill to sign.  Maybe you should take it up with Chuck Schumer since he is the one blocking the Senate from taking a vote.

[LegalAmerican]

The phrase "800,000 government workers" rather succinctly explains the nature of the problem.

 Agree.  Those are considered non-essential.  So why have them?   They will get paid...later.  Government workers don't know, they would be un-paid in a shut down?  PLAN AHEAD.  NO PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. Bad money management.

It's only been about a week, and already problems for some?  Come on! 

[Smokin Joe]

Agree.  Those are considered non-essential.  So why have them?   They will get paid...later.  Government workers don't know, they would be un-paid in a shut down?  PLAN AHEAD.  NO PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. Bad money management.

It's only been about a week, and already problems for some?  Come on!

Exactly. Someone is leveraged to the hilt.

[LegalAmerican]

Just think if that wall were built, how much more education money there would be to educate legal Americans. Maybe we we wouldn't constantly be harangued for more and more and more education dollars while seeing less actual educating.

I don't have current break down, I know in 2011, it was $52 billion, just to educate ILLEGAL CHILDREN. 

In 2018, the total expense dealing with ILLEGALS is $ 746.3 BILLION each year, from Immigration site.

[LegalAmerican]

All bogus fake "news" by media.  Mortgage is due by 1st, but they give you 15 days grace , before you are hit with penalty.  Then, you can make a deal, to only pay mortgage interest.  Worse case, you can stay in your home 6 months, paying nothing, before action is taken.  If anyone is disabled, children...longer.  You still have to pay, just LATER.

Landlord. That is negotiated. Not as if, it sneaks up on you EVERY MONTH. You know, for years it needs to be paid. One week & people are getting LOANS?  ARE YOU KIDDING ME? 

[LegalAmerican]

This is some of the most ridiculous posts, I have ever read.  Gravestone?  People can stay dead, WITHOUT ONE.

My president TRUMP has lost millions, given millions to VETERANS, PRIVATE CITIZENS. He take's NO PAY for this ungrateful job!

All he DOES... IS CARE FOR AMERICA & IT'S CITIZENS!    WWW.MAGAPILL.COM   His family does not take any pay either.

Obama took 400 K a year plus perks.  It is just a difficult time for me dealing,  with crazy people. GRAVESTONE IS A NECESSITY?
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Quote from: Victoria33 on Today at 08:24:56 AM
One man's wife died and he won't get a pay check today, and can't put a headstone at her grave.

Trust me, his wife's grave isn't going anywhere.=HOODAT


Quote from: Victoria33 on Today at 08:24:56 AM
Trump only thinks of himself and his family, and no one else.  He said workers without their paycheck are Democrats - that means he doesn't care if they die.


Not sure what any of this has to do with Trump since Congress has failed to send him any bill to sign.  Maybe you should take it up with Chuck Schumer since he is the one blocking the Senate from taking a vote.=HOODAT



 

[txradioguy]

This is some of the most ridiculous posts, I have ever read.  Gravestone?  People can stay dead, WITHOUT ONE.

My president TRUMP has lost millions, given millions to VETERANS, PRIVATE CITIZENS. He take's NO PAY for this ungrateful job!

All he DOES... IS CARE FOR AMERICA & IT'S CITIZENS!    WWW.MAGAPILL.COM   His family does not take any pay either.

Obama took 400 K a year plus perks.  It is just a difficult time for me dealing,  with crazy people. GRAVESTONE IS A NECESSITY?
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Quote from: Victoria33 on Today at 08:24:56 AM
One man's wife died and he won't get a pay check today, and can't put a headstone at her grave.

Trust me, his wife's grave isn't going anywhere.=HOODAT


Quote from: Victoria33 on Today at 08:24:56 AM
Trump only thinks of himself and his family, and no one else.  He said workers without their paycheck are Democrats - that means he doesn't care if they die.


Not sure what any of this has to do with Trump since Congress has failed to send him any bill to sign.  Maybe you should take it up with Chuck Schumer since he is the one blocking the Senate from taking a vote.=HOODAT



 

Again another post that makes no sense and has nothing to do with the OP.

[edpc]

I don't have current break down, I know in 2011, it was $52 billion, just to educate ILLEGAL CHILDREN. 

In 2018, the total expense dealing with ILLEGALS is $ 746.3 BILLION each year, from Immigration site.

You keep repeating that BS number the admin doesn’t even recognize.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/record-135-billion-a-year-for-illegal-immigration-average-8-075-each-25-000-in-ny

[catfish1957]

You keep repeating that BS number the admin doesn’t even recognize.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/record-135-billion-a-year-for-illegal-immigration-average-8-075-each-25-000-in-ny

Amen.  I am as anti-immigrant and pro-wall as they come, but still spouting a 3/4 trillion dollar annual costs number is ludicrous.  Jeez the whole  ENTIRE annual GDP is south of $20T.