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Originally Posted by H2O_Doc
It was sort of the wrong way for the author to characterize what is going on. People could well lose pay, but they are not supposed to be working during those hours (unless exempted), so calling it involuntary servitude is wrong on a number of levels. Still sucks, however.
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Oh, the headline was pretty out there. I was posting it because of the fact that it says people exempt from the furlough are getting paid after the fact, and only if Congress approves it. That's pretty offensive, especially if it extends to the Armed Forces.