A Helping Hand Goes So Far

With the government going into a shutdown, President Barack Obama quickly signed a partial-spending bill that would ensure active-duty of the military would get paid during the length of the shutdown.

           

            But what about those government workers who are not in uniform? They still have bills to pay, food to buy, and rent or mortgage that is due to keep a roof over their head. Who will give a helping hand to those furloughed, yet are still under the employment umbrella of the government?

           

            Well many businesses in the Washington, DC has decided to offer a few discount/free to those workers. Bar owners has offered free drinks, restaurant chefs opening two hour windows for free sandwiches everyday of the shutdown and more have come to the forefront of lending a helping hand of those workers.

 

            But that helping hand can only go so far. A family can't pay their rent with a sandwich or their favorite vodka drink. At some point the water level of this shut down, will eventually be too much for these furloughed to swim in. If the shut down continues beyond the means of the workers- what will the government do? These freebies, though a good deed by those that offered, is not enough. At some point, those that are in business with these furloughed workers should be allowed to cut them some slack.

 

            Personally, I believe that if the government shut down goes beyond two months, those government workers that were furloughed, should receive assistance of their own. It's unfair that those who are in charge of deciding when the shutdown, are continue to receive a paycheck and live their normal lives, while those who are impacted by the decision, lives continue to be in limbo. So if the government is able to take thousands of job from people due to failure of making an agreement. An agreement should at least be made to provide for those that would be impacted from their decision. No, they're not at the same level of active-duty members who should continue receiving a paycheck during this time. But, they are still people who agreed to work for the government, and in turn - should be supported by their employer at this time. Whether, it is vowing to paying the monthly spending that those workers have to make for housing, or supplying food and other needs for free. The government must make a stand for their employees, instead of leaving a large group people out to fend for themselves.