Newenglanddeac
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Just for comparison, there are about 140,000 steel workers and about 75,000 coal workers. Trump disrupted the global trade order, pissed off our allies, and is willing to literally destroy the planet to protect those jobs. 800,000 federal government workers totes not a big deal though.
Big government fat cat trying to send their kid to a liberal ivory tower university? That’s the right people to be hurting.
Bribes from drug/people smugglers might start looking awfully good to border patrol agents or coast guard members who are not getting paid.
This morning, NPR aired portions of an interview with a federal employee who said they were going to have to pull money from their child’s 529 college account to cover their mortgage payment for this month. So fucking awful.
But also dumb. Federal credit unions are giving 0% loans.
Honestly the biggest shock to me is how many people truly do live paycheck to paycheck. I understand TSA because they aren’t paid well but a PhD statistician just by the PhD at the end of his last name puts him at GS11, so 50-60 range.
Honestly the biggest shock to me is how many people truly do live paycheck to paycheck. I understand TSA because they aren’t paid well but a PhD statistician just by the PhD at the end of his last name puts him at GS11, so 50-60 range.