Simple question. Has it affected you? The longer it goes on the more people will realize that maybe it affects some but the govt. could easily be downsized. The answer for me is: No, not at all.

Not at all. And i know of no one else either

No

It's shut down?

I didnt get my free cheese, or a rub down at the airport.

Not this one. Thankfully

not at all

not a bit

No

The only way the government shutdown has directly effected me is that I offered to buy lunch for a friend who has to work, whether he gets a paycheck or not. I have 3 other friends, who are also employed by WPAFB, who also have to continue working. Two have wives, who work and all 4 have decent savings. I know a whole lot of other people working on the base, but not as well.

I have 2 other friends, who are retired from the Airforce. I don't know if they will get their pensions or not. Both are only semi-retired and still have some income and decent savings.

I think that there should be some provision, that if you have to keep working, because your job is critical to the safety of these United States, that they have to keep paying you. Slavery is after all illegal now. I also think that military pensions should be paid still. Anyone willing to put their life on the line for the US, should get their due.

Keith

Me personally, not in the least. I do have a friend that has to work without pay, and no doubt that sucks, but I trust he'll be fine.

Nope. I’ve got a buddy who’s an air traffic controller and has to work through, but like everyone else he’ll get back pay when it’s over. So the only difference is he has to cover his bills until he gets paid, but he’s a good saver so I think he’ll be fine.
The way the whole thing works is s joke. It’s intentionally designed to hurt the lowest people in the system the most. I’m sure salaried positions don’t aren’t affected at all, except extra time off.

The ones who SHOULD be losing pay (Congress), aren’t.

Many salaried positions are effected. Air traffic controllers are a salaried position. My 4 friends, who work at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, are all salaried and all have to work with no pay now, because they have critical jobs.

Keith

What I meant was, of the non-essential positions that are currently not working, it’s my understanding that hourly folks are losing money, but salaried positions will collect as normal, with back pay after the shutdown.

And waiting a couple weeks for a back-paycheck is not the same as “working with no pay.” Unless you’re absolutely certain that your friends will not get paid for this time at all. But from what I’ve read/heard, pretty much everyone working will get paid for it eventually.

Has not affected me at all. That’s what the ruling class is afraid of, that the majority of Americans will realize that a partial gov. Shut down has little to no affect on their daily lives. And if you are worried that the bathrooms at national monuments are closed, I’d suggest you postpone your visit.

No

I guess I question why there are non-essential staff. How are there jobs being performed at most times that suddenly aren’t needed?

Any place I ever worked everyone there was necessary.

That said, I feel for those losing paychecks even though they likely will get it back later.

I believe the sun will still rise today.
Jim

Not yet.

Yes.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary has to cease operations during the shutdown. I can’t go to meetings, go to trainings, go on patrol, conduct vessel safety checks or conduct boater safety courses.