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The average federal worker is missing ~$5,000 in expected

Posted on: January 17, 2019 at 11:09:55 CT

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income at this point as a result of the shutdown. Not many Americans would be able to make ends meet short that amount of pay.

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Diabetic fed worker thought she might die in her sleep. - TigerMatt MU

- 1/17 11:05:03

You mean to tell me... - Baltimore tiger MU - 1/17 11:42:17

My guess is she was selected and trained to say what she - hokie VT - 1/17 13:05:07

As predicted, the sob stories continue and will - hokie VT - 1/17 11:13:24

Where have we seen this narritive? Oh yeah... - JayRoy KC - 1/17 11:36:30

You're pretty ****ed up (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 1/17 11:10:18

I have a hard time feeling sorry for someone who just - TigerMatt MU

- 1/17 11:20:04

Do you know anybody with diabetes? If you did, I can - BigSlickTiger MU - 1/17 11:09:37

What's funny about this? Remember JayC?(nm) - TheShoe STL - 1/17 11:06:52

Knew talk of shutdown was coming, knew it had already - TigerMatt MU

- 1/17 11:08:19

Look up the cost for insulin - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 1/17 11:55:17

Boy with silver spoon in ass-out of touch!(nm) - miz_zou MU - 1/17 11:14:01

managing finances is a problem - Sal KC - 1/17 11:20:38

This woman and her husband took out a $40K credit card - TigerMatt MU

- 1/17 11:25:48

holy sh*t (nm) - Sal KC - 1/17 11:26:35

If you were out $5,000 in expected pay - MrBlueSky MU - 1/17 11:23:28

I would be (nm) - Sal KC - 1/17 11:25:12

78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck - MrBlueSky MU - 1/17 11:26:11

better get to stealing and redistributing. sounds like - 90Tiger MU - 1/17 11:37:42

they are actually attempting to blame Trump - Sal KC - 1/17 11:42:33

how long have I been saying the US is well past the - 90Tiger MU - 1/17 11:50:16

Not just assume those who have more had it handed to them - TigerMatt MU

- 1/17 12:05:16

ignorance has never been, nor will it ever be, blissful (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 1/17 12:16:04

And who's to blame for that? (nm) - Sal KC - 1/17 11:27:09

easily, yes, of course (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 1/17 11:25:04

You are blaming people working without pay for being broke - TheShoe STL - 1/17 11:22:50

Her and her husband racked up $40K in credit card debt. Yes - TigerMatt MU

- 1/17 11:26:30

As always you are way off (nm) - Sal KC - 1/17 11:24:59

so if you went without pay for 6 weeks you'd be broke? - 90Tiger MU - 1/17 11:24:22

No - but I wouldn't work without pay for 6 weeks. - tigerdb MU - 1/17 11:56:00

they should go find jobs which aren't subject to the - 90Tiger MU - 1/17 12:02:15

if they don't like it maybe they should leave gov't work (nm) - Sal KC - 1/17 11:58:42

As I said, I'm guessing that many of them will - tigerdb MU - 1/17 12:01:36

these anecdotes just make the point that DC is the - 90Tiger MU - 1/17 12:03:25

Prepare how? - TheShoe STL - 1/17 11:12:53

Or put a little extra into savings? (nm) - Sal KC - 1/17 11:19:43

How much would make this not trump's fault?(nm) - TheShoe STL - 1/17 11:23:23

What are you talking about? (nm) - Sal KC - 1/17 11:24:17

She just went on a honeymoon in Mexico doofus. If she - TigerMatt MU

- 1/17 11:19:13

these folks must be terrible at managing their finances (nm) - Sal KC - 1/17 11:06:13

Have you ever lived paycheck to paycheck-serious ? - Mo Texan MU - 1/17 11:11:49

yes and I didn't go on vacations (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 1/17 11:26:01

I've always lived within my means - Sal KC - 1/17 11:19:04

Sal is very judgmental of others and their experiences (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 1/17 11:13:15

or I don't buy into hysterical stories - Sal KC - 1/17 11:21:51

The average federal worker is missing ~$5,000 in expected - MrBlueSky MU - 1/17 11:09:55

That’s one paycheck? - El-ahrairah BAMA - 1/17 11:11:24

RE: That’s one paycheck? - MrBlueSky MU - 1/17 11:12:37