This may come as a surprise, but the news often works very hard to find a problem to film. I fly almost every week multiple times, and have yet to experience anything out of the ordinary. As it goes on, I expect it will certainly start to have an impact, but so far, I have not seen anything unusual. I'm flying again Monday, we'll see how it goes. Frankly, I'm surprised that it HASN'T been more of a problem. But, knowing you'll get back pay if you keep it up, and won't if you walk, probably is keeping the majority working. Not sure I'd put up with it, frankly.
Indeed. I mentioned that I flew last week, and things were smooth like normal. I have a handful of work trips planned in the near future, and this situation doesn't even register on the decision making process on if to travel and how to travel. If I need to be in San Diego, I need to be in San Diego, and flying there from DC is the only plausible option. I'd get laughed out of the office if I even suggested taking the train.
This is BS overblown hyperbole.
I assume you mean "TSA agents."
Losing a job doesn't sound so bad until you remember that we live in a society where almost everything we need to survive depends on being actively employed, and the loss of your job can easily cascade into losing your home and access to healthcare. Anyone who thinks that's no big deal should try signing an apartment lease without a paycheck. It's not as bad as living in one of the worst countries on earth, that much is true, but losing a job here is going to be more painful and destructive than most any other industrialized democracy.
TSA's half-assed work performance hasn't caused an issue in the last 15 years, no reason to think that they would start to matter now.
That question of when is pretty freaking important, though. Many people are going to be in serious financial trouble if this shutdown goes on for much longer. If you can't pay your mortgage, it doesn't really currently matter that you "know" you'll be paid eventually. A paycheck two months from now can't necessarily save someone from losing everything.
This. Some things in life must be payed for NOW (or close to it). If you lose your apartment for not paying rent, or your house for not paying your mortgage, or your car for not paying your lease, your life is turned upside down, and you can't necessarily recover from it. Timing does matter.
And there doesn't seem to be any real end in sight. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, having one delayed for even a week can be a serious problem. I doubt that most federal workers going without pay are particularly wealthy. There are plenty of articles about real people who are worried about their livelihood because of this shutdown. So don't just dismiss it out of mind as something without any reasonably imminent consequences.
You do realize many, many people live paycheck to paycheck don't you? Yes, I am one has lived paycheck to paycheck through no fault of my own. Am I'm sure many of those people will have problems very soon if not already. And how do YOU know nobody's lost their home or apartment? Have a crystal ball??
I know they haven’t because I know the laws surrounding foreclosure and eviction. You don’t need a crystal ball. You just need knowledge of the law.
