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> “My husband is a Park Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and he had to sign his furlough papers,” one woman tweeted. ”We have a 4 yr. old and
by throwaway10711 8y ago
> “My husband is a Park Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and he had to sign his furlough papers,” one woman tweeted. ”We have a 4 yr. old and a 4-month-old, and we don’t know when his next check will come. Mortgage is due, Christmas 2 days away.”
Unpopular opinion. It's _really_ hard for me to feel bad for families that have or are expecting kids without consulting their financials first. I believe that one shouldn't have kids if they can't afford them or have more kids than they can afford, but saying this out loud is an easy way to make enemies.
- extra88 8y agoI vaguely agree with that sentiment but I don't understand why you chose to bring it up in connection to a government employee not getting paid because of the government shutdown.
- bitxbitxbitcoin 8y agoUnfortunately, it's because government shutdowns (not being paid on time for a period of a week to two weeks to maybe three weeks this time) are a regular occurrence that absolutely can and should be planned for by any potentially affected government employee.
- Aeolun 8y agoHow is this even legal? I don’t think this happens in any other liberal democracy.
- amf12 8y agoYeah bad example. A better example would have been this: > Sol Smith, chair of liberal arts at a Southern California college, said he landed his job after earning three degrees. But with four daughters and mounting health care costs, he said, saving just isn’t possible. Why do people have 3+ kids without thinking about their financial situation?
- buro9 8y ago> Unpopular opinion Because children aren't just for the wealthy
- lordnacho 8y agoAnyone can lose their job, do you want everyone to not have a kid if they don't have the 300k or whatever it costs already in the bank? Even then, you could get ill, or someone could sue you. Boom, money gone, kid still on the way.
- the8472 8y ago> or someone could sue you. Boom, money gone, kid still on the way. There ought to be a way that lets one put that money into a non-forfeitable account in the name of the future child if one is on the way.