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donkeypoofed

(2,187 posts) Wed Jan 16, 2019, 05:27 PM Jan 2019

Shut down the airports to open up the Gov't [View all]

As great as it has been for TSA workers to show up to work unpaid, if there was a day or two of grounded flights, the gov't would re-open in short order because the orders of magnitude of peoples' level of anger. I just heard on the news a Fed employee has to sell her car to pay her mortgage - now THAT'S sad, Spanky - so let people get back to friggin work !

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Shut down the airports to open up the Gov't [View all] donkeypoofed Jan 2019 OP

This. YessirAtsaFact Jan 2019 #1

Absolutely TheCowsCameHome Jan 2019 #2

It's the law for what are deemed "essential" federal employees. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #3

Federal employees are fired if they strike or don't show up in violation of leave rules wishstar Jan 2019 #4

If they fire the ATC, they have no replacements. Nobody will work for free Arazi Jan 2019 #6

Yesterday's Star and Trib Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #5

Make sure to do it while Congress is in session... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #7

Who flies? customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #8

It's a little more complicated than that. fescuerescue Jan 2019 #9

So, what other type of person flies? customerserviceguy Jan 2019 #10

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