Among the aspects of the shutdown drama that make me want to scream are sympathy-soliciting headlines about furloughed government employees’ “lost wages”.
Here’s why that sets me off…
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There’s a big difference between “lost wages” and “deferred pay”!
January 16, 2019What do Homer Simpson and a guy in the U.S. Parole Commission have in common?
May 12, 2014I rarely watched the Simpsons and the only episode I remember involved the Springfield Power Plant – where Homer worked – being taken over by a German company who did a productivity analysis.
Uh-oh.
Sure enough when judgment day came …
Horst – the plant’s new general manager – gathered all employees in the courtyard to announce the cut-backs that where being implemented:
Horst: Attention workers, we have completed our evaluation of the plant.
We regret to announce the following lay-offs, which I will read in alphabetical order:
[pause]
Horst: Simpson, Homer.
[pause]
Horst: That is all.
Ouch.
Now what has that got to do with the U.S. Parole Commission?
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