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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is making me wonder if dual fed families are going extinct.  [/quote]

My DH is private sector and I’m a fed. He makes more money, I get better benefits. He has more growth potential. I’m stalled as a 13, but have flexibility. We’ll at least have his income during a shutdown so we’ll be ok. But no way would I put all our eggs in the federal government basket. [/quote]

It was never a high risk proposition until the last decade but it’s definitely something affecting our family in a negative way.  One of us needs out.[/quote]

I’m sorry, that really stinks. I imagine a prolonged shutdown may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for dual fed families. And possibly even households with only one fed.

Under labor laws, private employers can get in trouble (and owe interest) if they don’t pay on time. But somehow our own government can suspend our leave and pay indefinitely. If I’m excepted again I may be calling out sick if this goes for more than a few days. I don’t have the motivation to deal with this crap.[/quote]

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