Posted on 01/24/2019 10:11:43 AM PST by aimhigh
This is a bullsh*t article, because not only has it been paid in advance, but there is a grace period. If they do nothing they are probably still covered for 3 months
I suspect that on the day he was supposed to deliver the SOTU address that Trump will declare a national emergency and direct the military to build the wall and that he will not compromise on the shutdown. If he makes the move on Jan 29th it will puncture the gleeful gloating of the propaganda press that Pelosi showed Trump who is boss.
I find it interesting that the banks that are so closely tied to Congressional coat-tails are completely unwilling to help the furloughed with interest free or barebones loans when they know full well that they will be paid in full when the furlough ends.
How many Congressional leaders are married to bankers whose banks have immensely benefited from their spouses positions?
This is bull. I am a GS-11 and I pay for Health, Dental, and Vision. It is just deducted automatically from my paycheck. The difference is in how you sign-up for it all.
Where was the crying and sobbing over my bills, joblessness ??
Where has there ever been any sympathy toward any average working American, including RINOs!
I’m sorry but government workers have always had perks & benefits the rest of us serfs - that we get to pay for!!!
Go get a government job you say, I’m the wrong color and political bent to be hired. I found that out when I was 23!
Federal employees usually belong to a credit union. The credit unions are providing short term low/no interest loans, permitting furloughed employees to skip a consumer loan, and other options.
They can talk to Nancy about their problems paying for dental and vision insurance.
as does everyone who get laid off.....
Happens in the Private Sector all the time.
Guess all the FED Workers are those folks who do not have that $400.00 bucks that people like to talk about ?
47% do NOT have 400 bucks for an emergency we are told ! Yes ,there are MILLIONS that can’t afford to miss a paycheck.
Of course these are not the same as the ones I see driving their CADDYS to the grocery store and paying with a GUBMINT credit card,or driving a pickup that many cost more than homes I have owned....
I no longer have dental or vision, trying hard to summon up some sympathy. Can ya help a sister out, coming up with nothing.
Tough shit, guys! Suck it up and deal with it like all the rest of us who are not sucking off the Federal teat.
Some of us don’t suck off the teat so to speak. I work for the VA as an RN. Thankfully the VA is funded, so I’m getting paid. I have acquaintances (daughter’s friends dads) who work for the BOP and are going without pay.
Lots of us here in the Heartland who are conservative and don’t have the wine and dine lifestyle of living in the Beltway. Lots of us work hard and want to do the right thing.
Their vision and dental care is probably connected to their Union. When I retired from NY State in 2003, I lost both vision and dental care because I was no longer paying Union dues. Since I only go to the dentist every six months for a cleaning, and since my vision hasn't changed significantly in years to have to get new specs, it's cheaper not to have any insurance at all.
Let their Union pick up their vision and dental premiums while the shutdown goes on.
People should put money aside for a rainy day, at the very least have credit cards handy. I don't believe all 800,000 workers are that stupid not to prepare for loss of jobs. Anyway, I was doing a thought experiment while showering this morning. (I know, I'm weird.)
800,000 non-essential workers without pay this last month as of tomorrow. Let's imagine that each gets an average of $5000 a month salary ($60G/year). Just a guess, pulled it out of thin air, but lots of them get over $100G/year and few would be in the minimum wage category.
$5000 times 800,000 equals $4 billion dollars a month. Let that sink in; $4 billion dollars a month for non-essential federal employees, every month. Probably a lot more than that. That's almost what President Trump is asking for building the wall at this time. It's chump change for the federal government. Liberal compassion should extend to giving President Trump the $5.7B (once) so they can continue paying out $4B monthly to non-essential workers so they can do their dental care.
Very few people take advantage of the vision benefits provided which only provide coverage for the eye exam and partial payment for the glasses. Got an appointment scheduled during your temporary layoff, reschedule it.
Dental benefits the same, if you're stupid enough to pay the limited amount for the coverage, maybe around $50 per month, then so be it.
You either reschedule your dental appointment for after you return to work or if it's an emergency, then your dentist is usually willing to work with you and submit a billing date of service after you have returned to work.......
My Dad worked for the NY Central Railroad in Rochester, NY, and they went on strike too. One time when my father was out on strike, I can remember getting mad at my mother because she wouldn’t let me get a new pair of shoes. I didn’t know anything back then, and being a selfish child, I didn’t really care. Then I grew up, and now I’m old.
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