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I'm at lunch and decide to see what's happening at FR. My moment of panic has generated some interesting responses, so I'll address them:

So, relax and enjoy the political pressure being put on a bunch of Democrats. This is great!

Dog Gone, you're right! I'm not going to worry (too much) about it. Watching Red Davis squirm will be fun.

John Jorsett, you're correct as well. I don't think the Rats will want the possiblity of ticking off the state-worker voter base.

MonroeDNA, Yep.

nodirtydemocrats, heeelllllloooooooooo!!!!! What an assumption. State worker==Democrat. WRONG! I have NEVER voted for a socialist/Rat and never will.

truth_seeker, wow. I sure struck a nerve, eh? I WORK for the state, not feeload. I don't and never have received public assistance. I didn't go to school and work my bum off to do so. I make decent money and am not complaining. To read in the paper that the actions of the elected ones could reduce that drastically, even temporarily, caused me to panic. If, because they don't pass the budget, I do get minimum wage for a month or so, I'll make it work. so chill...

I don't think it could possibly last that long, but if you somehow actually started receiving a paycheck in July for minimum wage, I suspect you'd be offered free grace periods by your creditors, and maybe even interest free loans. People would climbing over each other to prevent the spectacle of even a single state worker losing their house or apartment because they couldn't pay the mortgage or rent.

Heck, your "victim" status might turn out to be a plus, not to mention the fact that as soon as the budget is signed you'd get retroactive pay.

So, your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to hope that no budget is signed by July 1, and then call up your local television station to volunteer to be one of the "victims" for the local newscast. Come up with lots of terrible things that are happening. You can't afford medicine. The pet doesn't have it's special diet anymore and may die. Your mother in Kansas who depends on your support may lose her house.

And you just can't believe all this cruelty is CAUSED BY THE DEMOCRATS in Sacramento, LOL!

truth_seeker, wow. I sure struck a nerve, eh? I WORK for the state, not feeload. I don't and never have received public assistance. I didn't go to school and work my bum off to do so. I make decent money and am not complaining.

I used to work as an engineer for the federal government, and flatter myself that I was at least as productive and dedicated as those in the private sector. However, after 6 years of seeing the incompetent, the drones, and the time-servers tolerated and even rewarded, I got out. I now work for myself and am much happier for it. I set my own hours, buy my own equipment and software, figure out how best to accomplish the job properly, and I don't have to carry the load of peers who can't handle the work. Best decision I ever made. It's certainly not for everyone (I have no dependents, so if I end up living in a refrigerator box behind the YMCA, I'm the only one who'll be affected.)

truth_seeker, wow. I sure struck a nerve, eh? I WORK for the state, not feeload.

I didn't say that you were a freeloader. I did state that your so called "single parent" at minimum wage, had other forms of income-equivalents. Go down my list, and let me know, if I made mistakes. Also, let us all know, what benefits I overlooked.