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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 858438" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>I didn't see anyone crying either....</p><p> </p><p>I will say from experience (my wife is retired DOD (TACOM) to be exact, that government workers don't get paid whether they work or not, due to attrition and not replacement, most government workers are doing 2 jobs at no increase in pay and finally, they don't get paid if the government shuts down. It happened 17 years ago and my wife did not get paid for staying home and never did.</p><p> </p><p>IMO, employees are employees whether in civil service or not and civil service employees are just as aware of out current fiscal situation as private sector workers. Maybe more so, they get to live with it everyday.</p><p> </p><p>I believe there is a big misconception on the part of private sector workers concerning government workers perpetuated by ignorance and the jilted press.</p><p> </p><p>I don't know how many times people have commented to my wife about her getting Social Security in retirement, that in itself shows how ignorant the public is.</p><p> </p><p>Government workers do not collect Social Security, never have........</p><p> </p><p>Something has to change and soon. I'm not for the grandstand play thet the House is playing against Harry Ried and the Affordable Health Care Act, using Obamacare as a springboard to facilitate their political stand. Personally, I think thats plain wrong. Don't use a faux podium to advance your agenda. Use the real agenda, this country has dug a hole that it probably can't get out of..........</p><p> </p><p>Me, far as I'm concerned, we need some type of universal health care system in this country but again, I prefer the single payor system like Canada has instead of the politically motivated and bloated plan Obama construed (actually it's RomneyCare), a plan that was fastracked through a Congress that didn't have the intellegence or foresight to even read it. That in itself speaks volumes about the quality of elected officials we have representing us today.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not a Teabaggerf but maybe it's time for another Tea Party.......</p><p> </p><p>Rant over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 858438, member: 39764"] I didn't see anyone crying either.... I will say from experience (my wife is retired DOD (TACOM) to be exact, that government workers don't get paid whether they work or not, due to attrition and not replacement, most government workers are doing 2 jobs at no increase in pay and finally, they don't get paid if the government shuts down. It happened 17 years ago and my wife did not get paid for staying home and never did. IMO, employees are employees whether in civil service or not and civil service employees are just as aware of out current fiscal situation as private sector workers. Maybe more so, they get to live with it everyday. I believe there is a big misconception on the part of private sector workers concerning government workers perpetuated by ignorance and the jilted press. I don't know how many times people have commented to my wife about her getting Social Security in retirement, that in itself shows how ignorant the public is. Government workers do not collect Social Security, never have........ Something has to change and soon. I'm not for the grandstand play thet the House is playing against Harry Ried and the Affordable Health Care Act, using Obamacare as a springboard to facilitate their political stand. Personally, I think thats plain wrong. Don't use a faux podium to advance your agenda. Use the real agenda, this country has dug a hole that it probably can't get out of.......... Me, far as I'm concerned, we need some type of universal health care system in this country but again, I prefer the single payor system like Canada has instead of the politically motivated and bloated plan Obama construed (actually it's RomneyCare), a plan that was fastracked through a Congress that didn't have the intellegence or foresight to even read it. That in itself speaks volumes about the quality of elected officials we have representing us today. I'm not a Teabaggerf but maybe it's time for another Tea Party....... Rant over. [/QUOTE]
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