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DoD announces furloughs...

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/defense-workers-face-11-furlough-days/2013/05/14/c297f968-bcd9-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html

DH is not exempt, so he is looking at a 20% pay cut for 3+ months.  I guess good news it is about half the original days and we will make it through OK.

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  • itsmevkbitsmevkb member

    Glad you guys will make it through.  We barely scraped out a way to meet our personnel obligations this fiscal year but next year is shaping up to be even worse and furloughs are almost inevitable.  Depending on how many days, our family could really be impacted.

    It's too bad Congress and the President can't get their acts together.

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    Glad you guys will make it through.  We barely scraped out a way to meet our personnel obligations this fiscal year but next year is shaping up to be even worse and furloughs are almost inevitable.  Depending on how many days, our family could really be impacted.

    It's too bad Congress and the President can't get their acts together.

    I know there are families that this will seriously impact.  Our friends are both employed by DoD, so they are facing double furloughs.  I think we should furlough congress!

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  • skibunny59skibunny59 member
    This will affect my DH too.  We have a lot of money put away in our savings right now so we'll make it through ok.  And the plus side is since I am a teacher, I will be off anyway for the summer so I am excited that he will be home some of those days and we can spend time together as a family.
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    imagerockychryslerb2010:
    imageitsmevkb:

    Glad you guys will make it through.  We barely scraped out a way to meet our personnel obligations this fiscal year but next year is shaping up to be even worse and furloughs are almost inevitable.  Depending on how many days, our family could really be impacted.

    It's too bad Congress and the President can't get their acts together.

    I know there are families that this will seriously impact.  Our friends are both employed by DoD, so they are facing double furloughs.  I think we should furlough congress!

    I attended a presentation by a hill staffer and he said that they already took a 20% pay decrease, on top of the 10% cut they took a couple years back. Does that not apply to elected officials? 

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  • rockychryslerb2010rockychryslerb2010 member
    imagececilyandgautam:
    imagerockychryslerb2010:
    imageitsmevkb:

    Glad you guys will make it through.  We barely scraped out a way to meet our personnel obligations this fiscal year but next year is shaping up to be even worse and furloughs are almost inevitable.  Depending on how many days, our family could really be impacted.

    It's too bad Congress and the President can't get their acts together.

    I know there are families that this will seriously impact.  Our friends are both employed by DoD, so they are facing double furloughs.  I think we should furlough congress!

    I attended a presentation by a hill staffer and he said that they already took a 20% pay decrease, on top of the 10% cut they took a couple years back. Does that not apply to elected officials? 

    I'm pretty sure elected officials are exempt, they can voluntarily go to a 'salaried' position, which would mean they are eligible for furloughs. 

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  • cmoats1cmoats1 member
    imagerockychryslerb2010:
    imageitsmevkb:

    Glad you guys will make it through.  We barely scraped out a way to meet our personnel obligations this fiscal year but next year is shaping up to be even worse and furloughs are almost inevitable.  Depending on how many days, our family could really be impacted.

    It's too bad Congress and the President can't get their acts together.

    I know there are families that this will seriously impact.  Our friends are both employed by DoD, so they are facing double furloughs.  I think we should furlough congress!

    This is our family.  Both of us employed by DoD.  Sucks.....but at least it's half of the original proposed days.

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