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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnyone, I mean anyone, who works for earned income ought to outraged by the treatment of
civil servant employees who work for the Federal government to earn a livelihood to take care of their families. Only the snarky, rich, bigoted, misogynists, who live off of family wealth and unearned income with all the tax breaks would be so heartless as to infer that those furloughed workers are not really hurting that much. As they push the myth that Federal workers have huge salaries and do little or nothing to earn their living, they ought to be called out on every turn.
I have yet to hear any of the big contractors with the Federal government come out and support their subcontracted employees whom they know are barley making it on the low wages they pay.
All the red-hatters who are reluctant to lay the blame on Trump when they are interviewed on camera will soon learn that their favorite President doesn't really give a damn about them except when he wants them to show up for his political rodeo rallies to hear more of his lies. They just refuse to bring themselves to admit this to themselves as well as others. To the decent, hard working, Fed employees, my heart goes out. They bring me to tears when I hear the fear and anxiety in their voices when they say they are having difficult time even getting fuel to get to their unpaid work. The Federal employees who were fortunate enough to have their funding approved ought to be in the streets showing some solidarity with the fellow civil servants not being paid for the work they are doing and for those who are home on furlough. STRONGER TOGETHER!
allgood33
(1,584 posts)their jobs because of his tariffs. he really does not give a shit about them either. When will they realize that?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Never.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)worth noting that there are a lot of people who do work and take months to get paid. These workers are not in that situation, particularly the direct federal employees, but its quite common in this economy.
I also suspect that any decent, solvent federal contractor will, at least should, continue paying their employees for a reasonable period of time. Its part of the risk owners of the company should absorb. Obviously, there will be some who shirk that responsibility.
demigoddess
(6,641 posts)I know, I know.
COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)Thank you for your words on behalf of my fellow Feds. I'm so tired of the right-wingers saying that we're all a bunch of do-nothings who couldn't hold a real job. When I was in the military, everything was good. When I worked as a contractor, everything was good...you know, private sector and all that. But as soon as we go into civil service, forget it...bottom of the barrel.