Post by Native Mouse on Feb 17, 2019 2:03:40 GMT -5
Make no mistake: Donald Trump’s decision to throw temper tantrums and keep the [HASH]GovernmentShutDown until he gets his $5.7 billion border wall is hurting people. And the [HASH]Shutdown is going to hurt a lot more people before it’s over.
The worst-off, of course, are those employees who won’t get paid and are genuinely fearful about their ability to make a rent or mortgage payment. They’re worried about how they’ll afford groceries in the coming weeks to feed their families. They wonder where they’ll find the money for school fees. Whether those nearly 800,000 people are furloughed or forced to work without pay, it’s all the same—there won’t be money for necessities. There are stories about workers starting GoFundMe pages to pay rent. At least the [HASH]CoastGuard was embarrassed enough to take down its online tip sheet suggesting that employees hold yard sales or babysit to make ends meet.
The worst-off, of course, are those employees who won’t get paid and are genuinely fearful about their ability to make a rent or mortgage payment. They’re worried about how they’ll afford groceries in the coming weeks to feed their families. They wonder where they’ll find the money for school fees. Whether those nearly 800,000 people are furloughed or forced to work without pay, it’s all the same—there won’t be money for necessities. There are stories about workers starting GoFundMe pages to pay rent. At least the [HASH]CoastGuard was embarrassed enough to take down its online tip sheet suggesting that employees hold yard sales or babysit to make ends meet.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/13/1824876/-The-human-costs-of-the-Trump-shutdown-will-affect-all-of-us