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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGoFundMe starts its own fund for federal workers to help with food, housing & diapers
during the shutdown. A relative of mine and her husband are both furloughed, with no paychecks to cover their mortgage or anything else.
The money will go to nonprofits providing help with food, housing costs and diapers for those with young children.
Please help if you can. Over $220,000 has been raised so far.
https://www.gofundme.com/govshutdown
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,103 posts)elleng
(131,391 posts)2naSalit
(86,951 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)why???
It proves their point that government is not "necessary".....
This was the GWB (and many other GOPers) plan..
Stop "subsidizing" and the NGOs & churches and generous "others" will step in and fill the void..
One politician even said back then.."the way to get rid of a pesky stray dog begging for food, is to stop feeding it..it will go away"..
This has always been the dream of so called conservatives...
and sadly, when the tv reporters show non-white people on tv decrying their circumstances and begging to be paid, this only encourages the asshole GOPers.. They don't think "those folks" should even have those "cushy" government jobs..
akraven
(1,975 posts)mnhtnbb
(31,418 posts)I hope the air traffic controllers and TSA walk off their jobs. Put them at the head of the line for support from this fund.
We have to break the Republican party for the next generation. They are nothing but scum sucking toadies for the rich and traitors to their country.
mnhtnbb
(31,418 posts)A lot of support. Lots of small donations. Lots of positive comments and only a few from Trumpsters.