Current Events > My dad just got furloughed. Even though he's essential and work for the city.

(+) Yeah! (+)

This is what staying closed down for too long does. But y'all don't want to hear that.

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Millions of people might die, but at least your dad still has a job

Complete_Idi0t posted...

Millions of people might die, but at least your dad still has a job

TC literally wrecked by a complete idiot

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Complete_Idi0t posted...

Millions of people might die, but at least your dad still has a job

And people are losing the means to fucking live. Same fucking thing.

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Complete_Idi0t posted...

Millions of people might die, but at least your dad still has a job

lmao

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dave_is_slick posted...

And people are losing the means to fucking live. Same fucking thing.

People being out of work is the same as literally dying

what kind of shitty topic is this?

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Complete_Idi0t posted...

Millions of people might die

Complete_Idi0t indeed

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Too many state workers sitting idle doing nothing to collect a paycheck.

Meanwhile, democrats here are thinking of cutting teacher and first responder pay by 20%.

Hmm.

Your dad qualifies for unemployment.

Bananana posted...

People being out of work is the same as literally dying

what kind of s***ty topic is this?

The kind y'all don't want to acknowledge. No money, no means to get anything, no means to live.

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Layoffs and furloughs started weeks before any official orders to close. It happened to me.

The "end the orders and the economy will come right back like magic" crowd don't wanna hear that

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Turtlemayor333 posted...

Layoffs and furloughs started weeks before any official orders to close. It happened to me.

The "end the orders and the economy will come right back like magic" crowd don't wanna hear that

This.

Business ain't going back to normal until coronavirus is confirmed a thing of the past.

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dave_is_slick posted...

The kind y'all don't want to acknowledge. No money, no means to get anything, no means to live.

Do you actually, literally believe that millions of people in the US will die as a result of unemployment? Because thats what youre saying. If not, then yes, keeping lockdowns in place is the smarter choice.

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Sorry to hear that but

1) we want to save lives
2) unemployment benefits, various assistance programs, etc
3) weve had it drilled in our heads since ever to have 3-6 months of expenses in emergency savings

2020 is the year of itoldyousos

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CapnMuffin posted...

1) we want to save lives

The riots that will happen the more people become unemployed is the exact opposite of saving lives.

CapnMuffin posted...

2) unemployment benefits, various assistance programs, etc

Are good for so long and will get overwhelmed so this means fuck all.

CapnMuffin posted...

3) weve had it drilled in our heads since ever to have 3-6 months of expenses in emergency savings

By who?

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Bananana posted...

Do you actually, literally believe that millions of people in the US will die as a result of unemployment? Because thats what youre saying. If not, then yes, keeping lockdowns in place is the smarter choice.

@dave_is_slick could you clarify this point please? I am genuinely curious

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I think Dave is making all this up.

The mortality rate for this is much lower than people originally thought but they don't wanna hear that.

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Kolibri X posted...

The mortality rate for this is much lower than people originally thought but they don't wanna hear that.

Currently a little over 5% in the US whereas original studies said 3.4%. Got a source on what youre saying other than your colon?

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Turtlemayor333 posted...

Layoffs and furloughs started weeks before any official orders to close. It happened to me.

The "end the orders and the economy will come right back like magic" crowd don't wanna hear that

That's because they believe in the "cut the head off a chicken and play a kazoo while the body stumbles around and then do whatever thing is printed on the space where the body stops" economy policy from South Park (can't link video because I'm on phone and can't do it on computer because internet is fucked up where I am)

Bananana posted...

Currently a little over 5% in the US whereas original studies said 3.4%. Got a source on what youre saying other than your colon?

Theyve confirmed that antibodies show this is in 50x more people than originally thought.

Stop buying into the lies.

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puppy posted...

Theyve confirmed that antibodies show this is in 50x more people than originally thought.

Stop buying into the lies.

Once more: got a source on this?

I would love to believe these things. Its a shame the people saying them are always so full of BS.

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puppy posted...

Theyve confirmed that antibodies show this is in 50x more people than originally thought.

Stop buying into the lies.

you got a source?

Complete_Idi0t posted...

Millions of people might die, but at least your dad still has a job

got em

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/17/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought

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puppy posted...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/17/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought
Even with the adjusted rate of infection as found by the study, only 3% of the population has coronavirus that means 97% does not.

Even with a .12% death rate as that (non-peer reviewed) study implies, thats a lot of fucking dead people for muh stock market

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CapnMuffin posted...

3) weve had it drilled in our heads since ever to have 3-6 months of expenses in emergency savings

In all fairness not everyone has the remote possibility of actually doing this.


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Never heard the word furloughed tossed around so much before this pandemic shindig.

Its laid off or let go.

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masticatingman posted...

Never heard the word furloughed tossed around so much before this pandemic shindig.

Its laid off or let go.

Furloughed means its temporary and youll be brought back. Its usually applied to government jobs.

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Bananana posted...

Furloughed means its temporary and youll be brought back. Its usually applied to government jobs.

Ive heard it tossed around my industry as well to be fair, which is definitely non govt. Strikes me as a corporate jargon euphemism.

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masticatingman posted...

Never heard the word furloughed tossed around so much before this pandemic shindig.

Its laid off or let go.

Furloughed isn't the same as laid off or let go.

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Phantom36 posted...

In all fairness not everyone has the remote possibility of actually doing this.

If you ever spend a single $1 on a non essential item you can save money.

And even if you didn't save if you took care of your credit score you can take advantage of a number of dirt cheap personal loans and lines out there right now. Or cards with 0% for a year+. Meanwhile you can ask for breaks on repaying debt and sit back and collect government assistance.

As far as finances go Im less worried about the individual right now and more about small businesses and the economy in the long term. Of course lives are important too so the important debate here is when to start pushing the balance in favor of the economy over the social distancing. It would be a real shame to pull that trigger too soon and effectively make all that effort pointless and back to square one.

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What was your dads job? If he is an essential city worker, why would they furlough him?

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