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gratuitous

(82,849 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2018, 09:53 AM Dec 2018

GOP lawmaker doubts government workers live paycheck to paycheck

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GOP lawmaker doubts government workers live paycheck to paycheck

Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) said a government shutdown would not truly impact employees and scoffed at the idea that a federal worker would need their next paycheck to make ends meet.

"Who's living that they're not going to make it to the next paycheck?" he asked Politico reporter Sarah Ferris.

"Why are government employees so sacrosanct? Private sector employees deal with this all the time...The government's not immune to these things," he added.

Scott Perry, doing Pennsylvania proud!

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GOP lawmaker doubts government workers live paycheck to paycheck (Original Post) gratuitous Dec 2018 OP

I hope those "sacrosanct" government employees are taking notes gratuitous Dec 2018 #1

He's trying for the asshole of the month award Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 #2

Senators and congress people from the majority party need to be fined ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #3

Republicans are so obsessed with Federal workers. honest.abe Dec 2018 #4

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

1. I hope those "sacrosanct" government employees are taking notes

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Fri Dec 21, 2018, 04:19 PM

Dec 2018

Along with their families. Who in Congress doesn't think these employees need their paychecks?

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,005 posts)

2. He's trying for the asshole of the month award

Reply to gratuitous (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 04:22 PM

Dec 2018

Good chance of succeeding.

ProudLib72

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3. Senators and congress people from the majority party need to be fined

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Fri Dec 21, 2018, 04:40 PM

Dec 2018

$10,000 for each day the government is shut down. It's a fine for bad governance.

I seem to recall this being an option (not the specific amount, just a fine), but I can't remember where I saw that.

honest.abe

(8,678 posts)

4. Republicans are so obsessed with Federal workers.

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Fri Dec 21, 2018, 04:46 PM

Dec 2018

They think they are all overpaid and underworked and live in mansions. I am an not a federal employee but I do work on a Federal contract and I know its no gravy train as a federal worker. Not all but by and large they are serious committed hard working people. Many are not well-paid but stay in the federal work force because they care about the mission of the work they do. The GOpers and Trump have no idea.

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