I want to express my gratitude for your job duties, even though I am not privy to that information. I too feel the weight of this shutdown by proxy.
There are many things I'd like to fix about our government, and once I finish college I would love to run for office as a progressive Democrat. I am still under 30 and I don't know if I could because I am studying to be an engineer, and have no political background.
For those who comment how government employees can just quit for a more stable job in the private sector, I want you to understand what a government benefit is. Just how good is government healthcare? No deductible, AND if you work at the government up until retirement, you get to keep that insurance and won't be forced onto Medicare. That perk alone is worth waiting this out even though the situation is rediculously terrible. I wish I could work for the government. I used to work for the post office, which was a federal job, however I was just a temporary "postal support employee", as they called it back then. Those people are salaried. Making livable wages, higher than poverty levels. For a person who didn't finish college, but has good work ethic and a willingness to learn? A government job is great! You can start out making "good" money, while the private sector will pay minimum wage.
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I want to express my gratitude for your job duties, even though I am not privy to that information. I too feel the weight of this shutdown by proxy.
There are many things I'd like to fix about our government, and once I finish college I would love to run for office as a progressive Democrat. I am still under 30 and I don't know if I could because I am studying to be an engineer, and have no political background.
For those who comment how government employees can just quit for a more stable job in the private sector, I want you to understand what a government benefit is. Just how good is government healthcare? No deductible, AND if you work at the government up until retirement, you get to keep that insurance and won't be forced onto Medicare. That perk alone is worth waiting this out even though the situation is rediculously terrible. I wish I could work for the government. I used to work for the post office, which was a federal job, however I was just a temporary "postal support employee", as they called it back then. Those people are salaried. Making livable wages, higher than poverty levels. For a person who didn't finish college, but has good work ethic and a willingness to learn? A government job is great! You can start out making "good" money, while the private sector will pay minimum wage.
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