Democrats Introduce Bill To Shield Unpaid Federal Workers From Lenders And Landlords

[In It to Win It]

WASHINGTON ― Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation that would give relief to furloughed federal workers who are unable to pay rent or repay loans as a result of the ongoing government shutdown.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/government-shutdown-creditors-landlords-workers_us_5c367351e4b045f676889f7b

[Raven]

1. This is an important bill! What will it say about Republicans if

they vote against it.

[Javaman]

3. it will say that the repukes are still the same heartless bastards.

aka just another day that ends in y.

[Ms. Toad]

2. And (as described) not terribly well thought out.

What do the landlords, who depend on regular rental income to pay their own bills do?

Especially if those landlords rent heavily to government workers, and will lose a signiricant portion of their income due to this bill or have only one rental unit, rented to a government worker - but they count on that money to pay their own bills. If the property is mortgaged, the very same property being rented could be foreclosed on, effectively shifting the risks from one group of people (who, at least in some sense, agreed to the risk when they agreed to work for the federal government) to another (who did not, in any sense, agreed to the risks that they would be prohibited from enforcing their rental agreement).

[gratuitous]

9. Well, if the furloughed workers are made whole

The landlords will be able to collect any missed rent. It will be late, but their tenants' paychecks were late, too. But if the case can be made that landlords shouldn't help shoulder the burden and furloughed workers should be rendered homeless, I'm confident the Republicans will make it. Perhaps as an added bonus, the evicted workers can have that eviction follow them around for years as they try to get housing again.

[Javaman]

4. and what of the contract workers who also have bills, mortgages and landlords?

will they be protected?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. The article says it also applies to contractors.

[Javaman]

6. Thank goodness. Thanks for the info. :) nt

[Ms. Toad]

8. Nothing in the article suggests landlords will be protected. n/t

[SMC22307]

7. This is important. K&R

[bluestarone]

10. Kick