I’ve gotten credits from Comcast when my cable service has gone out!
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Let’s set the stage:
On a macro level ….
1/4th of the Federal government’s “non-essential employees” have been furloughed for about 3 weeks.
Technical note: In this case, “furlough” means “paid vacation”, albeit with deferred pay for the remainder of the time off.
1/4th of the government’s “essential employees” have been reporting to work … and, had been getting paid until last Friday. Now, their pay is deferred until the end of the shutdown.
On a micro level, I loaded Turbo Tax over the weekend and did a first-cut at my 2018 taxes.
The combo of the macro and micro raised a logical question…
