re: Silver lining to the shutdown

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Dave Ramsey - his preaching should be a high school course.

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absolutely

Government employees are oilfield workers who have a steadier paycheck.

They spend it as fast or faster than they get it, especially if they are having to spring for private school because the public schools in the Beltway suck.

You’d think.

Lots of people in civil service are there for life because of the high bar to being fired just short of a felony, the guaranteed leave, and the retirement system.

If they weren’t able to hack it in the private sector before, they probably can’t after being acclimated to such a permissive environment.

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Almost all employees (private sector included) are nonessential

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Ah yes, but private sector doesn't rely on taxpayer dollars to survive. And when a private sector company starts losing money, often times, they start laying off. It's why people in the private sector save for such occasions.

Fed employees have it much easier. While they aren't getting paid right now, their jobs haven't been eliminated.

Glad you brought up this comparison. Deserves a thread of it's own.

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Yeah we don’t need people emptying trash cans and cleaning restrooms in our Parks do we?

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Why are government employees only able to do those jobs??

I heard the audio interview on radio this morning of one of the air traffic controllers picketing the white house yesterday.
She said 'We live paycheck to paycheck.'
Controllers make 100K a year. If you're living paycheck to paycheck on that you're a moron.