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Liberty Belle

(9,539 posts)
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 11:38 PM Jan 2019

GoFundMe 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

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GoFundMe starts its own fund for federal workers to help with food, housing & diapers (Original Post) Liberty Belle Jan 2019 OP
This retired Fed donated to the fund! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2019 #1
Thanks. Happening shortly. elleng Jan 2019 #2
Good on them! 2naSalit Jan 2019 #3
WOW. DEPLORABLES should be so proud. MAGA. END THE TRUMP SHUTDOWN. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2019 #4
Actually, the deplorables LOVE this stuff SoCalDem Jan 2019 #9
Done. nt akraven Jan 2019 #5
Kicking for visibililty. mnhtnbb Jan 2019 #6
Kicking again. mnhtnbb Jan 2019 #7
344K Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #8
GoFundMe has transformed the country in many ways oberliner Jan 2019 #10
Kicking GoFundMe. elleng Jan 2019 #11

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
9. Actually, the deplorables LOVE this stuff
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 12:15 PM
Jan 2019

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..

mnhtnbb

(31,418 posts)
6. Kicking for visibililty.
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 10:17 AM
Jan 2019

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)
7. Kicking again.
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 11:05 AM
Jan 2019

A lot of support. Lots of small donations. Lots of positive comments and only a few from Trumpsters.

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