Seth wrote:
I agree.
I did a hitch in the Coast Guard back in the 1970s, when the pay was less, and came out with a few thousand saved.
Then there's the fact that a lot of people, especially in the media, are making it seem like all federal employees are now writhing on the ground in the rictus of starvation, evicted from their homes, all hope lost.
Right.
Just saw on local news where the two largest local banks here are helping with those who are about to miss a paycheck.
This isn't the apocalypse.