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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The idea that there is a "breadwinner" and a "little wifey who doesn't have a job who is ready to follow hubby wherever" is archaic.  Is every USDA employee's wife or husband supposed to give up their medical practice, law practice, teaching career, own government job?  I don't know anyone who can afford to only have one job per family!  Moving a job to a different location effectively equates to a fifty percent paycut for most families.[/quote]

Yes, this! Insane that in 2019 this kind of crap still happens. Not to mention that your spouse might (gasp!) have their own career goals and plans, which might be much harder to fulfill in Kansas City. Also the locality rate for KC is significantly lower than DC - so the employee gets a major pay cut to boot.

And I say this as a Kansas City native that grew up there, loves the area, and still has family nearby. I still wouldn't take a permanent relocation there - no way my wife and I would come even close to the kind of income we get in the DC area (cheaper housing doesn't make up for a 50%+ paycut) and I'm not wrecking my wife's career. I'm sure a lot of the agriculture folks feel the same way.
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