Quote Originally Posted by TheGrey View Post
Moocher?! Since when does working any career mean that it's okay to have your pay suspended, jeopardizing your credit rating, just as you've implied that they deserve as much- all because they work for the government?

There are people on this board that are affected by this event. In 2013, we were in some real difficulty with the furlough. You may not see that there are real people affected by this ridiculous tantrum by the governments. Or you may not want to see.

It's a shame that compassion can be such a rare commodity.
I've learned a lot about people recently, even folks on this forum. I was going to respond to Cha-lee's post, but it was going to be in a way that would have gotten me a time out (at a minimum), so I ignored him.

I've learned there is no compassion for those that might be struggling due to not being paid for work being done, if you don't have money saved in case the government decides to try and screw you over, then to hell with you, never mind any number of circumstances that could contribute to not having money saved, you are just automatically considered to be irresponsible financially.

I could give several examples of co-workers of mine, friends of mine, that are in a rough spot coming up real soon if the government doesn't open, but I'm not going to, because some asshat will post a rebuttal on how they should have had a buffer (not even knowing their situation). Hell, I'M going to be hurting if this thing drags on too long.