Reply #2: and when everyone is losing their jobs and need these agencies more,

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the doors a shuttering, lines are longer, and the need is greater... AND now, Patterson in adding to the unemployment line. Its not like these state workers are making a ton of money, especially in the area of health services. AND its not like these workers are going to easily pick up alternative work. So, their lives snowball into debt spirals and foreclosures and disruption in their personal lives and spending patterns. The last thing these states need to do is lay anyone off.. Perhaps, its time for the federal govt to step in and pay all state workers this year; thereby freeing up much revenue for other areas of need. The last thing we need now is for more people to lose their jobs.