“Dear heartless *&$#s
of the world, if you think being furloughed is a paid vacation for
the average person, you obviously need to try it. For those who are
furloughed and aren't stressed, don't encourage the bottom feeders.”
The above quote is from my amazing wife who, like many many other
people is being directly effected by this Governmental (And I do mean
MENTAL!) train wreck currently derailing in DC. I can't blame her
frustration and poorly disguised cursing one bit since I have read
literally hundreds of comments on the Interwebz that essentially
states exactly what she is complaining about. How the 100s of 1000s
of people laid of because our dysfunctional leaders cannot come to
any sort of agreement are getting lovely little vacations at the
Public's expense. These know nothing nose breathers need a severe
wake up call, preferably with a 2X4 upside the head.
I have news (Well it isn't really news since anyone who can read and
string more than three sentences together should already know this)
for you people. The vast majority of Furloughed Federal Employees
are NOT and I repeat NOT getting paid. Sure, there is a chance that
if the Fed can get its head out of its collective butts that they
might be reimbursed for time missed once the Gov restarts, but even
if that happens, they aren't getting paid right now.
Now some might argue (And Gods knows they do over and over again)
that If the Employees aren't working that they shouldn't get paid.
After all, they are “sitting at home doing nothing” so why should
they draw pay? In actuality, that is a fair question. Under
ordinary circumstances, I would be asking it myself. These are far
from ordinary circumstances though. These employees aren't sitting
at home as their own choice. They haven't gone of strike or just not
gone into work. They have been forced by the morons in DC to leave
their job site and not work. If my understanding is correct, they
cannot even choose to take their own accrued paid leave and vacation
time which is pay they have ALREADY earned to compensate for being
out of work.
Imagine you are a hard working individual who goes to work every day
to earn the money you need to feed your family and pay your bills.
Imagine you desperately need your job just to keep your family afloat
and healthy. Now imagine some group of idiots who are marginally
over you suddenly say, “Hey we can't come to any sort of agreement,
so you don't get paid. We know this sucks, but we really don't give
a flying flip. Good luck paying your bills.” Which is essentially
what has happened.
As this train wreck crashes forward into its second week, good hard
working people are being forced to decide what bills to pay and which
ones not to pay. They are being forced to decide between making
their house note or feeding their family. Meanwhile, the POTUS,
House and Senate are sitting high on the Hill with the vast majority
of them still pulling in 6 figure salaries. They are doing this
while achieving absolutely nothing. No one is talking to anyone and
no one seems to be even making the effort to fix the rails before the
train wrecks any further down the line.
So before you so called know it alls go around spouting crap about
things you know nothing about, stop and think about how you'd feel if
the Company/Factory/Business you work for suddenly said, “Well, we
can't decide to how to run our business right so we are sending you
home without pay. We will prolly need you back sometime so you can't
look for another job, but sorry you don't get any money because we
are morons.”
Have compassion for the many people who have been furloughed.
Remember that they are just like you with families to feed and bills
to pay. Always remember the old saying, “There but for the Grace
of God go I.” Better yet, remember to have compassion because
Karma is a BITCH!
End of Rant
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