The Bottom Line: 800,000 Federal Workers NEED Their Paychecks Too!

[kpete]

House GOPer: 'I Need My Paycheck' During Shutdown

"I need my paycheck. That's the bottom line," Ellmers told WTVD in Raleigh, N.C. "I understand that there may be some other members who are deferring their paychecks, and I think that's admirable. I'm not in that position."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/house-goper-i-need-my-paycheck

[Tx4obama]

1. Additional comments on the DU link below

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023778844

[LibDemAlways]

2. That is the repuke philosophy in

a nutshell. I've got mine. Screw you.

[Uncle Joe]

3. So do the businesses supported by those 800,000 workers' spending, the ripple effect is

even wider.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[Thinkingabout]

4. I guess the GOP can say unemployment figures are rising at the same levels as when Bush left

Office and now there are more being added to the unemployment rolls and food stamps list. Congress members should not be able to receive their salary until there is real progress. No work no pay.

[seabeyond]

5. yes. nt