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zermelo ◴[31 Oct 25 03:12 UTC] No.45767951[source]▶
To most of the commentators saying "why work when you're not getting paid", please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't federal employees not paid during a government shutdown getting retroactive pay once funding has been restored?
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1. egonschiele ◴[31 Oct 25 03:17 UTC] No.45767997[source]▶
Yes, but if you decide to leave your job during the shutdown (say to find more stable work), you do not get paid for the unpaid hours you worked.

And as others are saying, plenty of people can't afford to work for no pay indefinitely.

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2. fracus ◴[31 Oct 25 03:36 UTC] No.45768137[source]▶
Of course they can. A bank would have no problems giving out loans given the pay is coming eventually.
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3. hshdhdhehd ◴[31 Oct 25 03:43 UTC] No.45768179[source]▶
Citation? Who is giving unsecured pay day loans on unknown payday? If they did what would the interest be? 1000%?
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4. bashtoni ◴[31 Oct 25 03:55 UTC] No.45768250[source]▶
I hope these hypothetical banks will also be giving these theoretical indefinite loans interest free.
5. AirMax98 ◴[31 Oct 25 08:06 UTC] No.45769433{3}[source]▶
I worked at a payroll backed loan company and can say there is not many people in the space, for many good reasons.

These banks do not exist.

6. nobody9999 ◴[31 Oct 25 09:53 UTC] No.45770167{3}[source]▶
>Citation? Who is giving unsecured pay day loans on unknown payday? If they did what would the interest be? 1000%?

I'm not a Federal employee and I don't know the details, but there's a banner on my bank's (Chase) website (after you log in) suggesting that they have mechanisms to assist those who aren't getting paid.

What those are, I have no idea. It may well be high interest loans or no interest loans. Or it may waive fees on overdrafts. Again, I don't know. But banks are taking note and communicating with their customers about it.

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7. hshdhdhehd ◴[31 Oct 25 10:56 UTC] No.45770620{4}[source]▶
I see. I imagine its good PR like that cafe giving free lunches in DC.