(CNN)The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, has been hit with a case of the "blue flu," as hundreds of TSA employees have called in sick this week. The staffing shortage has forced the federal agency to figure out how to continue providing airport security with fewer screeners and other employees.

Some believe this epidemic -- dubbed "blue flu" in reference to the blue shirts the workers wear -- has something to do with the government shutdown, which is now stretching into a third week. It's not a bad theory if you believe most people standing on their feet for eight hours a day while interacting with irritated and sometimes entitled customers wouldn't want to do that for free.

Although there's the promise of back pay when the shutdown ends, it doesn't help workers who need to pay for essentials like gas or public transportation right now to get to work during the partial shutdown. And this, my friends, is one side of the government shutdown that doesn't get the attention it should.

A study conducted by Harris Poll found that 78% of Americans working full time live paycheck to paycheck. This would partly explain why, according to Bankrate's financial security index survey, less than 40% of Americans say they can cover a $1,000 emergency with money from their savings account ...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/05/opinions/tsa-blue-flu-economic-injustice-granderson/index.html

Great writing CNN.... blue flu comes from POLICE officers going on strike, they just borrowed the term for the TSA but it has been around forever.

And in some major Metro areas,that number is higher.

When you see Title Loan and Payday Loan shops out numbering Grocery Stores and their isn't a Casino in site,you got a Reality Check.

Think about it.