SAlly Vx wrote:
fed employees wrote:
Explain to me what Federal employees did wrong again to be forced to work without pay, or get tossed off the job?
Why were federal employees calling in sick en masse two weeks into the shutdown knowing they would eventually be paid. The media said many could not get to work because they could not afford gas money. Seriously?
Yes. Seriously. Many were broke and had no idea when "eventually" might come. They might not be paid for months.
Almost half of all Americans say they don't have $400 in savings to cover an emergency.
Many federal workers get low wages and live paycheck to paycheck. If you are down to your last $10 you spend it on food instead of gas.