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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This turned into a big old brag thread.

People are struggling,  but at least the rich folk on DCUM can brag about their savings.[/quote]

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Try reading this article with actual named sources.  It's more like 1-2 two paychecks before people go under.  People are already stopping medications because they can't afford the copays.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/reader-center/federal-employees-unpaid-during-shutdown.html[/quote]

Thanks for sharing. I shared with friends as well.[/quote]

+1  Some good stories of actual verified people suffering through the shutdown, not DCUM trolls who say they aren't rich with a salary of 800K/year.
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I have a 1-year-old son who was born with a facial deformity, and I stand here in the midst of this shutdown with facial reconstructive surgery expenses for him looming. Instead of mentally preparing for this surgery, I have to be concerned about paying the associated medical bills and normal expenses.

As firefighters in the U.S.D.A. [Department of Agriculture], we are already paid significantly less than other organizations. We spend the summer away from our families in service to the country, fighting fire to pay the bills. Missing a paycheck makes those sacrifices worth nothing.

Our president states that [federal] employees support this shutdown and building the wall. But anyone with a little geographical knowledge knows what a futile endeavor it is. I do not support funding for the wall, and I do not appreciate being used as a leveraging support for this shutdown.

— Nick L., Forest Service employee, Medford, Ore. Has enough savings to last through the end of January.[/quote][/quote]

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