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madville

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8. Why?

Reply to hootinholler (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 08:45 PM

Oct 2013

It looks like the furloughed workers will get back pay for the time furloughed. It is essentially a paid vacation at this point. I myself would rather be working but I haven't heard from anyone I know that they are that upset about it.

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I don't understand why no one has called for furloughed workers to show up at the Capitol [View all] hootinholler Oct 2013 OP

Im wondering where all the progressive campaign groups are DJ13 Oct 2013 #1

Interestingidea . How about a major anti-republican march on Congress? A million or more people Zorra Oct 2013 #2

They were there Friday BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #3

I had not heard that hootinholler Oct 2013 #4

I thought I heard they aren't allowed to do anything like that. cui bono Oct 2013 #5

Not allowed to campaign hootinholler Oct 2013 #6

Once the toilet paper runs out they start screaming...... Historic NY Oct 2013 #7

Why? madville Oct 2013 #8