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The partial government shutdown, which began Dec. 22, has now stretched well into the new year. President Donald Trump said Friday that it would continue for "months or even years" until he receives the requested $5 billion in funding for a border wall.
The shutdown has left approximately 800,000 federal workers in financial limbo. Around 420,000 "essential" employees are working without pay, while another 380,000 have been ordered to stay home, according to calculations provided to CNBC by Paul Light, a professor of public service at New York University.
In some cases, the furloughs have forced government employees to tap into their savings, rely on credit cards or crowdsource funds to make ends meet.
Government workers are far from alone in feeling stressed about not getting paid. Nearly 80 percent of American workers (78 percent) say they're living paycheck to paycheck, according to a 2017 report by employment website CareerBuilder. Women are particularly vulnerable: 81 percent of them report living paycheck to paycheck, compared with 75 percent of men.
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spooky3
(34,531 posts)pet parents who have been furloughed. More fortunate residents have been taking donations to the county. It doesnt solve the problem but helps the most vulnerable.
Progressive Law
(617 posts)And many times, if it's not paycheck to paycheck, it's no check to no check.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)let all these folks he DREAMS are only Democrats flail for awhile, then when they quit and move on...trum rehires a whole shitload of trumpers to these positions, for less. trumpers will scab out for trump. Hang tough Fed Workers.