I’m fine with them receiving Unemployment.
They better not be made whole with regular paychecks upon their return.
Their checks need to reflect the difference between their unemployment checks and their regular checks.
I’ll bet they just get their regular checks and then they justify it by saying “Well, we didn’t get free money. We still have to pay taxes on it”.
That’s what will happen.
So far, no comment from the TOTUS.
Leni
The only way federal employees will get unemployment is if they don't report to work on Monday to sign their furlough letters. If that happens they will be AWOL and it will be a black mark on their record. They know that.
If they report to work on Monday, and if they have to sign furlough papers, then they won't be able to sign up for unemployment compensation until the following week, which by that time a deal will most likely be reached.
Someone in the news needs to get their stories straight and stop branding government workers, a group I belong to, as greedy selfish people. This misinformation is really ticking me off.
This is just about right. Let the furloughed government workers collect unemployment while letting the very people who are actively defending the country go without. What is wrong with this picture?