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angrychair

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5. I guess it was a Constitutional question

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:35 PM

Jan 2019

I think it was based of the constitutional authority to do it which I find awkward that the Constitution gives the government authority to have slaves.

That said, they can sick out or even sick in. They aren’t getting paid anyway. Getting paid what might be weeks from now does not feed them, cover child care or pay for transportation today.

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How are furloughed federal workers going to afford food, gas and child care if they are forced [View all] Augiedog Jan 2019 OP

Slavery, the twenty first century Republican variety. gordianot Jan 2019 #1

The traitor wants to decimate the federal workforce by attrition dalton99a Jan 2019 #2

That's a good question! atreides1 Jan 2019 #3

I guess it was a Constitutional question angrychair Jan 2019 #5

I believe they can call in sick up to three consecutive days before being required to provide madville Jan 2019 #11

How do you resign though? cagefreesoylentgreen Jan 2019 #16

It takes them weeks or sometimes months to process my SF-52s and post a SF-50 madville Jan 2019 #17

They can't afford anything duforsure Jan 2019 #4

My son and his wife are essential State Department employees working without being tblue37 Jan 2019 #8

And that inability to pay will trickle down to other people. No need for a full wait staff if Solly Mack Jan 2019 #6

See my post #8 right above yours. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #9

Sorry you had to do that. The fact of the no pay/still working info has been out there since Solly Mack Jan 2019 #13

It will also impact other areas of government gratuitous Jan 2019 #14

Yep. DHS is getting hit hard right now. As are other agencies. Solly Mack Jan 2019 #15

Sounds like indentured servitude to me UpInArms Jan 2019 #7

And yet they are doing it. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #10

Slavery, brought to you by Trump and the GOP! workinclasszero Jan 2019 #12