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Gov Shutdown. politics aside after the dust settles, The Big Elephant in the room question is 'how 800,000?
Gov Shutdown. politics aside after the dust settles, The Big Elephant in the room question is 'why do 800,000 - some of the best paid and comp American employees struggle financially to live past two weeks of unemployment?
5 Answers
- 2 years agoFavourite answer
They live beyond their means. They are the ones with a $2K mortgage. Just like the rest of us, never thinking that a emergency situation will ever happen.
- The Football GodLv 72 years ago
Where did hear about this shutdown? Is it the same news source that anointed Hillary as our next President?
- JoshuaLv 52 years ago
Since the Reagan era there’s been a negative stigma against government workers claiming their salaries were too high, with a “not with my tax dollars” mentality. So while inflation has gone up, federal worker salaries have largely remained the same
- tribeca_belleLv 72 years ago
The average TSA agent makes $30,000 a year. Many federal employees are low-paid workers. Many of the contractors' employees also don't make much money.
Be realistic. Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Federal employees are no different. That is the reality.
- W.T. DoorLv 72 years ago
Some federal employees are well paid. Many others are only making about $15/hour. Also, had Trump not ended the tantrum by the Democrats the federal employees affected would have missed their second paycheck.
