I Hate The American Government

@Johnson212 omfg. 1) We don't live in DC or anywhere with a federal credit union. 2) We can ALWAYS borrow against our TSP. Unfortunately, we are already paying back the $50,000 we had to take out for emergency home repairs. You can only have one home loan and one general purpose loan out at a time, so unless we want to buy a new house, we can't get a loan! 3) What kind of an asshole tells people they should be prepared to work for no pay? We will be fine for awhile, but there are many, many people who won't. 4) Your supercilious attitude is both obnoxious and factually incorrect. I do not react kindly to being told that I am too stupid to research solutions. The people who I know in the federal government, including my husband, all have master's degrees or PhD's.

@Laifu sorry to hear you are gong through that.

Hope it gets worked out soon

@UserNameSW thanks. =)

@antonioio Ha. I didn't vote for this moron.

@Laifu I guessed that ready
But someone had to, other wise he would not have got elected
As an outsider if I lived in your country I would not vote for him but he is given a voice to those who have not being heard in a long time and is I also think he will be relected for another term

@Johnson212 Well really it does not matter what kind of job they have they earned that job and so well they should get paid okay they have a good job that's great for them but it's not much of a good job when they are expected to work and not get paid. Trump has said himself the shutdown could last for years of course I know this is all bs but with him in office you never know. He probably wants that wall so he can get some huge kick back from his friends in the mental and cement industry.

@Johnson212 seriously? Reagan took away those benefits. How old are you?

@updown2020 Actually, yes. Already a lot of TSA agents are calling off work.

@SatanBurger agreed.

@Laifu And if the credit card is in your husband name why does it have to be a government one can he not just use his personal credit card? Seeing he has to pay for it anyways and submit the receipt to be paid back.

@updown2020 It doesn't work that way. No, it doesn't always make sense. I have learned not to ask questions. There is also the fact that paying for airfare and the cost of spending a month in Japan or China or wherever he is at the moment, costs a lot of money.

@PrivatePeeks If this continues, then yes, many people will have to find other jobs. However, with most professional jobs, it isn't quite that easy. It would take months to get a different position.

@updown2020 It is done weird. Yes, he basically is just an authorized user, but we still get and have to pay the bills. He submits his receipts to the government, they pay him, and he pays the credit card. No, it makes no sense. Since he is considered essential, I am pretty sure they could discipline or fire him for refusing to go to China.

@SW-User we can't. it is for government business only