whenever I talk about my air traffic control husband working without pay on Twitter, all I get is hateful remarks about how he WILL & won’t lose a dime. Um YEAH I KNOW that, but what are we supposed to do about Christmas & bills in the meantime? #ShutdownStories
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Thank your husband for us and believe me when I say most people (those with hearts anyway) have nothing but Thanks & sympathy for your family. Your husband is not the one who should be forgoing his paycheck. That honor belongs to trump and congress and the senators.
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The other thing is that while Government employees will get paid eventually there are contractors and businesses that will never get that money back. This winds up being a loss with a big ripple effect. #TrumpShutdown
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Absolutely true. We are lucky we’ll actually GET paid. Contractors have it the worst & many of us rely on their work in ways we don’t even realize.
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Exactly. This jackass I used to work with posted that "nobody should be getting upset because for the most part we're not affected." HELLO??? What about the people who ARE?
May you have a very Merry Christmas despite it all.
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Thanks Gia. You as well. So discouraging people have lost compassion & the ability to be in someone else’s shoes.
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Retired ATC here. I've been through a few shutdowns. Never fun, never easy. Don't listen to those spiteful people. A certain segment of the population has lost their empathy & with it their humanity. You don't need to hear the howlers. I for one appreciate your husband's service.
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