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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just got back from Europe and everything was fine!  All flights on time, no lines at Customs or security.  I was pleasantly surprised!  Good luck![/quote]

Do you know how frustrating it is to hear that everyone- like you- is all ITS JUST FINE. People are working without pay. Consumers should be striking but goodness knows Americans cant be uncomfortable for two seconds. [/quote]

+1. I'm not a government worker but the apathy over this shutdown by the average American is insane.[/quote]

We aren’t apathetic. I don’t want my premiums skyrocketing. That will affect me more than the government staying closed. Feds have cushy insurance so they don’t care if others get screwed on insurance.[/quote]

Go read Reddit. Do you realize how many Feds have been trying to hold the line after 11 months of being treated like garbage and now missing pay for over a month? Most of us are still showing up and holding strong because we believe in affordable healthcare and the mission of our agencies. You’ve got employees without a paycheck still making sure social security checks go out on time and that veterans get their disability. FAA agents are showing up to investigate the UPS plane crash. Medicaid payments are still being made. Your food and drugs and being inspected.

Here in northern Va many fed employees voted as part of the blue wave. And I know a lot of us were at No Kings. It’s honestly disheartening to read posts from people who don’t seem to care about us even though we care about the public. Congress is willing to use us as pawns and apparently a sizable portion of the public is fine with us working indefinitely without pay so long as their lives are not inconvenienced.

Also our insurance isn’t all that cushy. The basic BCBS plan I’m on just more than doubled the copay to $425 for an ER visit. Drug coverage is dropping. Premiums going up at the highest rate ever while pay is going up 1% (if lucky and Trump approves).

Trust me, no regular person (fed or nonfed) is doing great right now in Trump’s America. Feds are not the ones who don’t care if people get screwed.[/quote]

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