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My mate is a senior in the coast guard, was talking to him the other day about how its affecting him, atm he's okay because he earns $8k+ a month but hasnt been paid in a month, savings wise excellent of course but with higher wages comes more expenses and he has a family to look after, whilst he's probably okay till mid April sometime that doesnt mean the lower echelons of the coast guard are, he told me they will get backpay from the Shutdown...
So leading onto the lower paid i.e the starters on 20k a year aka the Cadets, the Coast Guard have set up food banks for them and Banks i.e USAA are setting out special interest loans capped at 0.01% for a $1,000 loan to help out, whilst this is all great in this time of need, they still have to go into work and you got all the costs that come with that, it"s only a matter of time before something happens which was abit cryptic on his part.
So leading onto the lower paid i.e the starters on 20k a year aka the Cadets, the Coast Guard have set up food banks for them and Banks i.e USAA are setting out special interest loans capped at 0.01% for a $1,000 loan to help out, whilst this is all great in this time of need, they still have to go into work and you got all the costs that come with that, it"s only a matter of time before something happens which was abit cryptic on his part.
Pro-Trump PAC loses faith in the president — and tries to recruit Ann Coulter as a 2020 primary challenger
Ann must feel so proud right now, she's probably got a lump in her throat.
Isn't it worrying that federal government worker, which i assume commands a respectable salary beyond the bare minimum lives on paycheck by paycheck, so much that there's real worry about food? Some of them has been working a while shouldnt they at least get a few thousand in saving or at least some piggy bank? Just for the basic stuff
I'm not rich by anyone's standard but 1 or 2 mths without salary wouldnt make me suddenly worry about what to eat. A bit tight in installment and mortgages perhaps but not to the point where i need to go to the food bank.
I'm not saying it's nice or fair but it's worrying when the supposedly richest country in the world and the most develop nations on earth had a very fragile economic fundamentals?
Makes sense - i'm surprised the lower paid government workers aren't on strike/rioting.
It's the credit card culture.
You’re talking about 800,000 people. Statistically speaking, it’s likely that a number of them were already stretched financially.
A General strike by those 800,000 workers will work.
Perhaps not.
Now if Burger King and McDonalds workers went on strike, I'm sure it will work.
Perhaps not.
Now if Burger King and McDonalds workers went on strike, I'm sure it will work.
A great majority of those workers are genuine patriots who take their job seriously. Striking goes against that and would achieve nothing as far as Trump and Turtle go.
I agree they are patriots. But Trump and the Turtle are Russian agents.
If there was any doubt about the scab being on Putin's payroll, we now have proof.
There are federal government positions that don't pay much, as Precaution himself pointed out. And I'm not saying this to in any way imply that the present hardship is their fault, the very notion of a government shutdown is absurd to me. But... its my impression having come into contact with US society as an outsider, that many do spend too much as a % of their income.
If we have to believe articles on it then most Americans have virtually nothing in savings. I couldn't live knowing I don't have at least 10k stashed away somewhere - granted I probably have more now than I reasonably would need - but it seems like most folks spend spend spend and never do any price shopping etc. Bc of my job I see it all the time that's its across all income levels too. Many six figure folks living paycheck to paycheck too.
Having said that.. We don't know what all is going on in someone s life so to presume anybody should be able to survive this or just take out a loan is terribly out of touch with reality.
Trump trying to give Pelosi a name like Crooked Hillary or summat.
She can easily give him a name.
Putin's Scab
He will let it fall soon enough.
She can easily give him a name.
Putin's Scab
He will let it fall soon enough.
I prefer "Poohtins poodle"
The way Trump, his family and his officials are responding to the hardships of the Federal employees should be sufficient evidence that he does not give a feck about them or this country.
All this is about the impending Mueller Report.
Thy End is Nigh.
All this is about the impending Mueller Report.
Thy End is Nigh.
No Deal Nancy
I think it is somewhat "cultural", too. I have learned to save first and then spend it. You can finance a house and get a credit for that - maybe even a car - but not for e.g. a washer, dryer, furniture or anything else.
There is a lot Americans that do not just live from paycheck to paycheck but everything they have is financed with their credit cards.
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That's true. And it's easy for a lot of them to lose track of the amount because aside from the total amount, folks often have it spread over 5-10 credit cards.
It's incredibly easy to get credit here, there are thousands of "no check credit' options which just look at your job + salary and base your affordability off that, i was approved for upto a $3k mattress purchase recently and despite being American myself, i havent lived here that long continuously infact i only recently moved back so that credit option is abit absurd but i have many friends that do take this up, so factor in a mattress and say some electrical items they cant afford up front i.e PS4/TV etc then it all starts to add up, just because you can get it... doesnt mean you should - a saying most Americans do not go by at all.
With Credit cards, I have several. But I always pay them 100%. I earn points.
As for buying large items like electronic or furniture on a promotion plan, it absolutely is worth it to get on that plan and pay monthly making sure to exceed the minimum payments. I simply divide the payments over the promotion period minus one month. That way I settle everything with zero chance of any late payment penalty on the final payment.
Unfortunately many people get into credit card debts/trap when they only pay minimum payments. Interest on interest.
And both parties help credit card companies in all they do.
Loverly people eh?
As for buying large items like electronic or furniture on a promotion plan, it absolutely is worth it to get on that plan and pay monthly making sure to exceed the minimum payments. I simply divide the payments over the promotion period minus one month. That way I settle everything with zero chance of any late payment penalty on the final payment.
Unfortunately many people get into credit card debts/trap when they only pay minimum payments. Interest on interest.
And both parties help credit card companies in all they do.
Loverly people eh?
That would be the blueberry she swallowed for breakfast.
Nasty Nancy!
Listen to him Nancy!
There’s a crazy stat along the lines of 80% of Americans wouldn’t have a spare 400 cash to hand if needed in an emergency. As Billy mentioned, this is completely down to people’s reliance on credit cards and overdrafts for short term needs instead of having at least a small bit of savings available immediately for something urgent.
Edit: It’s actually 40%, which is still a massive number.
Trump now asking for a down payment on the wall.
This is probably the first time he's had to deal with a woman telling him no. No wonder he's flapping around like a fish out of water.
Won't be the first time he's failed to get an erection though.
He’s also not very good at dealing with people legally under a fair set of rules.
The real Art of Trump’s Deal is to agree to great terms, pay less than half what he promised and then lock the other actor in the deal up in expensive legal challenges and threats which last until their money has run dry. He doesn’t have the leverage or the naive contractor/investor in this case.
fecking fool should have done this 2 weeks ago and save himself the embarassment and save people the heartache he's been putting them through due to the shutdown.
Ironically, caves are also a means to get into the US, usually for nefarious reasons.
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Perhaps he is planning on burning down the Capitol building before he makes his proclamation.
..think I've read this somewhere.
..think I've read this somewhere.
There is a GoFundMe campaign for federal employees to help them with basics during the shutdown. Trump should be donating to this.
https://www.gofundme.com/govshutdown
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