Guvamint Furloughs

I hate to sound callous, but the truth is, when it comes to guvamint employees, well, I am. Therefore, I found the following story quite an enjoyable read. Only an excerpt is posted. The full story can be found here.

On Furloughs
from the Casey Daily Dispatch
With the furloughs ready to start, I’m again disappointed by the media – as usual. Furloughs are a perk, a privilege of being in the employment of the government. Yet, they are being paraded around as some form of cruel injustice. Don’t even get me started on the articles lamenting how federal employees won’t be allowed to use their government-issued Blackberries. Oh, the horror!

If the government shuts down on Friday, every non-essential government employee should wake up really late in the day, turn on the TV, relax and smile in bliss. After all, they are lucky. When private companies have budget problems, the people on the non-essential worker list don’t get a three-day weekend. They get a six-month “vacation” of filling out resumes, eating Ramen noodles, and worrying about their mortgages.

In comparison, the furloughed government workers will get an extra day to enjoy the Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C. What perfect timing.