Coast Guard takes down tip sheet suggesting furloughed employees have garage sales, baby-sit

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The US Coast Guard took down a tip sheet suggesting thousands of employees, furloughed during the partial government shutdown, supplement their income by having garage sales, baby-sitting and becoming a 'mystery shopper'

 

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Mess with my TSA officers pay the price for it capiche

And that’s exactly how trump should raise money for his boarder wall. Have the entire GOP run yard sales and baby sit for their neighbors. ImpeachmentIsNotEnough TheChildrenAreStillMissing

Who ever wrote that memo most be using drugs seizd at sea..............

Prison guards aren't getting paid and are being mocked by slave prison labor.

And all what senator Rubio is thinking of is to give 5 billion dollars to Apartheid Israel and infringe on the first amendment of the constitution to silence those who engage in boycotting it.

Or you can always convince our Toddler in Chief to reopen the government so these people can get paid.

What would you say to your employer if they said this to you for why you won’t get a paycheck?

I’m really pissed about the CG response to the shutdown. They’re as crazy as IQ45!

It's a circus none of them care about the American people or who's lives they hurt. It's all about them. Just remember they work for the government also but their still getting paid. Their getting paid and can't even do their jobs. It's a joke.

Blame democratics

How come all these liberals don't start a go fund me for the workers they feel bad for? Oh wait they are Americans!

If they smart...they would break into the evidence locker...quick money in there...some may never have to work again...

Become a DoorDash driver! Work flexible hours and get a $100 bonus after 150 deliveries. Apply here: work here now!!

So why don’t you give Trump the 5.7 billion to build some of the wall and end the government shutdown

It was such a demeaning and condescending webpage.

like people have money to buy junk at a garage (garbage) sale!😤

Spins like suggestions straight from the POTUS mouth. What a great American and caring individual 😔

I’m outraged that the Coast Guard who are essentially first responders and guardians of this great nation are not being paid. This as you know is because they are part of homeland security and not DOD. My son-in-law is serving and my daughter has 4 sons to feed, mortgages, etc.

And they say servitude is unconstitutional, I am sure they are not the only ones giving soooo sensitive tips.

So, they are expected to sell their belongings because Trump is throwing a tantrum?

trumpshame TrumpResign TrumpShutdown 🤮💩

May I suggest a lemonade stand to cover your childs hot lunch bill?

This is so very republican. Insensitive, inappropriate, patronizing.

When govt opens again, I expect every govt employee to demand back pay AND a federal act that raises the minimum wage to 15-20 bucks. They are just getting a taste of what its like for the rest of us who work 4 jobs in some cases.

Ok enough is enough! Let's compromise shall we? How about we send Trump to Mexico build the wall while he's on the other side of it? This way everybody wins! 👏👍

realDonaldTrump

So sad, this situation. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.

Winter garage sales

Can we buy a different president at the garage sale?

Those are good tips. But here's a better one - Open the government back up so our hard working men and women can get paid for the VERY important jobs they perform. realDonaldTrump

Incredibly insulting.

Well what about IOU's...People can write them out and hand them to creditors...............this is some bullshit realDonaldTrump

CALL TRUMP UP ' I'M SURE HE WOULD GIVE YOU A FEW BUCKS TO GET BY ' ! WORK OR BE ' FIRED ' TRUMP WAY ! WHO ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE FOR NOW

It’s January. No ones gonna make money in a yard sale.

VILE.

Sounds like a plan

Maybe the president thinks they can just sell off one of their extra properties or something?

That is just sick! You want your waters protected, your food inspected? Stop the shutdown!

This is news? CNN more fake news!

😂

Who are they supposed to babysit for? The people who aren't getting paid and can't afford to pay a babysitter?

Sorry employees of the Coast Guard. I appreciate all that you do to keep us safe and you don’t even get paid enough for what you do. I am praying that this gets resolved immediately so that you guys don’t have to worry about anything but doing your job. This is some insane stuff!

Laughing at all the triggered NLC snowflakes on this thread...HYSTERICAL!

What an insult and disgrace.

45 PROVES EVERYDAY that he cares nothing about the citizens of the U.S. ‼️‼️‼️

This is very shallow!!!!

Banana republic the US is!

My son is a CG officer and called today to say he is getting out ' f%^$*&^ garage sales huh'

does that mean that they can sell the CoastGuard ships to pay off any debts owed because of the TrumpShutdown2019 ?

How about, we actually open the government and pay people. That might work.

Hopefully they replaced it with a memo that said - Help Wanted. Babysitter needed at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington DC

That tip sheet was so unprofessional. Nonsense.

Wow

wow. no eeoc, no coast guard that can focus on their jobs, ppl on the verge of losing their homes that would put them in situation for defaulting on payments...this is horrendous and scary. when did the ppl become pwrless? whn did govt stop wrking fr the ppl?

This is really where the country is huh

This is leaving the country at risk for so much. I thought it was a pissing contest with an idiot but what the fuck is on the table that they need the coast guard and the TSA crippled?

trump is obviously a Russian agent at this point.

What about taking care of our own citizens including government workers?

PPJudkins To all you haters of Trump. President Trump has stepped in to find a way to make sure that the Coast Guard gets paid. Hopefully CNN will report on that!

So Trump is punishing the Coast Guard by not paying them, when they're doing the actual border security work that he claims his stupid wall would do. TraitorTrump is disarming and destroying America to please Putin.

So we are down to a barter economy and working for free. Is America great again? ImpeachTrump

They should tell them to sell the steel & concrete they plan to use for the wall until the government reopens.

Mmm yes a garage sale in January...

They should’ve told them to let the illegal immigrants in for a small fee to make up for lost wages. The coast guard that comes across a large cocaine shipment will have a real choice to make: accept a bribe, steal the drugs, work for the cartel, or bankruptcy.

What do you think ordinary, everyday Americans do when faced with an unplanned layoff or job loss? During recessions many ppl have suffered job loss & unable to find another job bc the job market was so poor. There will be an end to the partial gov't shutdown & ppl will return

Replaced with “hold bake sales, sell blood, or get loans from Russians.”

The Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program provides benefits for eligible unemployed former civilian Federal employees. The program is administered by States as agents of the Federal government.

Do they get combat pay if they babysit the toddler-in-chief?

Has everyone forgotten history? Solidarity? Power in numbers? Stay the hell home (all of them) and this ridiculous shutdown ends. Apparently the less of the past have leaked out of our collective ears. TrumpShutdown

SenatorLankford Comments Senator?

Who’d thought working for the gov. ment you weren’t going to get use to me a definite paycheck

'Sell your stuff and you'll survive'

Ignoring for a second that these are asinine suggestions: They're busy serving our country full-time WITHOUT PAY. When do they have time to earn money on the side?

This is so bad...

What I do when I'm in between jobs.

Heres a tip. Never count on the government.

TrumpShutdown

That too sheet looked like someone copied and pasted the top result when you google “how to earn extra money”.

Its bad enough there is a needless and pointless shutdown for political reasons, keeping them from doing their important jobs. THEN they get slapped in the face with inane 'helpful' suggestions from the Coast Guard management. Mystery Shopper FFS

They should never have put it up. Torturing the hostages. I’m ashamed of this country.

ChuckAndNancy ENEMY OF AMERICA

If anything, we should have garage sales to support them!

Come on Coast Guard, leave it up. Doesn't everyone who joined the Coast Guard want to babysit so they can eat. TrumpShutdown

The President is mocking the Americans' misery... the same people he promised to help. Also, if 'Mexico will pay for the wall,' why are the Americans being punished? Self-importance turns men mad. History's had mad rulers, T is no different.

Between furloughed, non paid employees and family members of those affected by the shutdown, I think you have about 800,000 or more people who aren't voting for Trump.

How many people lost their jobs permanently under obummers failed policies and Obamacare? Where was CNN then?

Sell stuff to try to keep stuff?

Sorry, can't protect America today, gotta mow my neighbors lawn. Phone bill is due.

Yeppers time to make the coast guard part of the defense budget so u can stop crying. BuildTheWall

Hey Coast Guard you heard the man, go babysit to earn money, I know the perfect place, there is a Man Child at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D.C. Becareful, he suffers from Temper Tantrums & a Runny Nose. Good Luck! realDonaldTrump RESIGN!!!!!

Don’t be surprised when they accept bribes and let in Drugs and People😔 The math makes no sense, this means of getting what you want makes no sense, the goal makes no sense, and the people paying the price aren’t even the people in the fight🤷🏿‍♂️ Welcome to greatness I guess.

Let them eat cake TrumpShutdown

Geez, that is something you give high school students looking for some spending cash, not people who already have JOBS!

No more garage sales, dog walking? POTUS SHUTDOWN COST: $130 MILLION but WON'T PAY TROOPS? uscoastguard march in DC today? thejointstaff He manipulated USArmy and NOW THIS? Do you have anything about DESPOTS in the SOP? TrumpShutdown RussianAsset TrumpResign

Yes, because as we all know, garage sales and baby sitting from home is the quick and easy way to financial security when furloughed. Perhaps the Coast Guard can sell the Fentanyl just seized at the Port of Philly to aid Federal workers since they offering stupid solutions.

Trump feels all federal employees without pay should simply ask their Old Man for some money. Worked for him!

Trump, his family and corrupt Republican administration all act like this country is a monarchy and the rest of us are pheasants. 😡

Those are good suggestions for anyone needing quick cash. Be negative all you want, but the government works the way it does because of two political parties and not just Trump.

Unbelievable!!!

Yes, selling the crap in your basement will cover your mortgage payment, your food bill, the car payment, the credit card payment.... Who knew?

this is b a d.

Obviously someone at the USCG has a sense of humor. It was a joke these tip sheets are all over the internet. 🤦‍♂️ breakingnews give me a break

And pool cleaning not even on the list of recommended activities? Way to trivialize our 5th service, dummies.

You are such a sad excuse for a news outlet.why don't you start asking Schumer and Pelosi and Sanders and those dems why they have flipped a complete 180 on border security! They all spoke about illegals and the strain..border security a MUST. ask them! Stop playing victims here

Wise idea.

The American dream

What happens to government furlough employee health insurance during a shutdown

Not enough is being made of how much impact the fight over border security is having on security everywhere else!

Keep the govt shut until the wall is built and the swamp is drained!!!!

Federal employees should not have to hold garage sales because the president is holding their paychecks hostage.

Trump should have a garage sale & babysit to pay for the wall!

Republicans need to find their spines and stop this tRUMPSHUTDOWN

Good, cause that’s real stupid. TrumpShutDown

If you are a federal worker in NY and need a hand. DM me. TrumpShutdown Lovethyneighborchallenge

Looking forward to the great deals we can pick up at garage sales put on our congressional & senatorial representatives 👀

Right before suggesting they should steal and fence the items, sell drugs--or holding people for ransom.

They replaced it with one suggesting selling shit on eBay, Craigslist and renting space on airbnb using apps. technology

Schumer shut down... all just to poke a stick in the President's eye, which he'll be able to do with your support, CNN. Rah Rah Rah... go Dems.

AdamKinzinger on CNN right now doing the usual “both sides” BS dance GOP loves doing these days.REALITY✅:trump REJECTED a deal that included accepting dreamers. As far as Democrats “needing to compromise” NO.trump needs to cut his tantrums senatemajldr NEEDS TO DO HIS JOB.

You mean..twirling diamonds and getting money millions from Russians as bail outs ..not a good comparison to garage sales?

Congress’ pay must also be suspend during shutdowns. They are disturbingly out of touch & lacking compassion for fellow Americans. The million federal workers going w/o pay for the 2nd month WANT to work. Trump & R senators are acting like they don’t. Adding insult to injury.

Why doesnt trump sell maralargo and give to the 800,000 who needs money to survive

Maybe the Dems should just end the shutdown by giving Trump what he and more than 60 million other people want... a wall. He’s going to get it anyway. Might as well save time and stop acting tough.

Sometimes signing up to your country means sacrifice. It is a tough concept for those that only want to SERVE when it is convenient.

Basically eat cake.

Does anyone have a reputable site where I can apply to be a mystery shopper?

That's a shame. I'd like 2 see Trump & Government do the same.

Let's say Congress votes and passes the four bills to fund the now shutdown branches. It goes to the President's desk, he vetoes them. Can't Congress vote to override the President's poor decision?

Won't lose a penny! Perhaps they will learn how to manage their money better for crises that will inevitably emerge in life.

I'm

'Ask NOT what your Country can do for you'... God forbid that any human should ever endure hardship. The chief purpose of the US Government is to meet every momentary need {and desire) of any creature with a demand. Sarcasm

Why didn’t they tell them that “your Liar-n-Chief(tRump) doesn’t give a shit about you. This is just a publicity stunt because a woman (nobody Ann Coulter) hurt his feelings. But that that matters more to him than you having a roof over your head or feeding your children.”

Its an absolute disgrace that any american president, let alone trump, who wields his powers like a true despot, has the power to do this to its people. Making it great again? Really?

Why should hard working Americans-government Workers have to file for Bankruptcy, or get side Jobs....? It’s Not their Fault the Government won’t pay them.....

I honestly don't see the problem. You do what you have to do to make ends meet. Everyday average Americans do it every day!

I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ONION ARTICLE FOR A SECOND WHAT

Don’t forget: Sign spinner, food banks, stealing food from fields, boiling shoe leather for soup...

DBChirpy well Trumps wall would surely stop any drugs or illegals that the coast guard patrols. Can’t wait to see how Trumps fence is built on water. SenateGOP HouseGOP

Wow...CNN LIES LIKE CHUCK & PELOSI.

That's a lie.

Why is that breaking news? People using their furlough time productively is against the law or morally unacceptable? Go find some legit stories of national import. You’re wasting peoples time.

I’ve been to a Coast Guard facility. Let me tell you, it’s like a country club atmosphere. And they are all going to be paid back pay during the shutdown. They are loving this vacation time. Fake outrage.

😂 CNN

lavenderblue27 Trump needs a baby sitter

GoodGod. How about a new commander in chief. Such support for our men and women

Concerned.Tuhan tidak pernah diam, mengedipkan mata, dan tidur,

No sense of humor

I can’t imagine how the richest country in the world will have this problem. It’s pride, arrogance and high falutin rhetorics without regard to thousands and millions collaterally affected.

Omg...is this the new all time low standards to uphold our military by Telling them to penny pinch is no slap in the cheek...its like a beheading. 👎👎👎

Sounds like productive suggestions to me. Semper Peratus.....

Maybe everyone in the Coast Guard should stay home and whoever is responsible for the tip sheet can get their asses out there...

WTF

As they well should! And put whom ever directed it to be put up out to follow their own advice.

Or they can save BIG money by calling the cable company and cancelling service. Cite CNN ....the Fake News toilet ...as being the primary reason though.

Its like you're living in a 3rd world country

They forgot lemonade stands and paper routes.

Whoever wrote that tip sheet needs to fired. Like “yesterday” fired.

Mr_Kline

The border wall needs workers.

Funny that final option, bankruptcy, cause that's also filed by *federal workers*.

All federal employees not being paid should STOP showing up to work! What kind of hell would that be for the people that put you in this position?! They don’t care about your livelihoods, so why not reciprocate the gesture?!

Fake News

glangendorf01 Here it is:

realDonaldTrump should have a garage sale or bake cookies to pay for his useless wall

Move the CG to the DoD....protect from isolation from the other branches tied to the DoD!

Its come down to this folks! MAGA!🤔🤯

That this was even drafted, let alone posted, is an insane insult.

OleanderNectar America has become a 3rd world banana republic soviet satellite. Thanks standing up against tyranny you spineless GOP raindrops.

By the way, if you’re in dire straits because you miss one paycheck, you desperately need a financial checkup and a budget.

They could run a few loads for some cartels. That would keep them afloat until the government reopens. They already have the go-fast boats and guns.

Leave it to CNN to come up with such important news.

I heard the Coast Guard is being paid so

How does realDonaldTrump sleep at night knowing what he’s doing to families in this country? He blames everybody but himself TrumpForPrison TrumpShutdown

How about just selling off the weed and coke they confiscated, even the private stock?

Oh why...because it's insulting 2 those who give it all everyday; it's humiliating 4 those who hold honor so high & it goes against dignified humanity 2 those who swore an oath 2 protect and defend even at the expense of their life. As the wife of a retired 1st SGT I am incensed.

My church is collecting food for the local Coast Guard pantry.

EnemyOfThePeople says... INGSOC

Quick, call Chuck and Nancy.

JustAGirl515 Maybe dotard should have a garage sale? No way anyone would let him babysit 😬

Its simple. Can’t you say wait to see if the dividends you promise from the new Deal with Mexico take some semblance of extra tax percentage of jobs staying in America and use that percentage to give some to the Wall project. It’s the closest to Mexico paying for the wall.

They’re supposed to get a side job of babysitting while they’re already working 40 hrs a week but NOT getting paid. Riggggghhhtt....

I thought the Coast Guard was the Navy’s garage sale.

The stress of being furloughed caused my mom’s sciatica to flair up so now she can’t do much of anything. But sure. Babysitting will fix everything.

How degrading to these people. What if you don’t have stuff to sell.... just empty your household and start again when u get paid?

And Donald Trump and Ivanka their role models on this?

I would expect that advice to be generally more acceptable than garage-sitting or selling babies, but what do I know?

The cartoons on tv when I was growing up, made more sense than the world today. We used to be embassesed when we said stupid things. And more importantly we tried not to say them.

Who needs two kidneys anyway?! Be creative coastguard

Why take it down? Better to add more tips to it. Perhaps 1) cleaning neighbors kitty litter boxes, 2) stand near freeway off ramps with sign, Federal Employee needs money for food, 3) pick up aluminum cans for recycling. realDonaldTrump will be so proud.

Mystery shoppers. They suggested men and women of the Coast Guard supplement their incomes by acting as mystery shoppers. I'm surprised Betsy DeVos didn't suggest they sell Amway.

'Become pirates.'

Also on the tip sheet was to place a tin can to ask for tips as they rescue people. Further more when not at sea, Coast Guard members should be found begging on street corners for loose change from passer-bye's.

USofShame

realDonaldTrump GOP what an embarrassment!

Serving and saving Americans since 1790 and in just two years Trump has forced this indignity on the professionals who have always given of themselves. Disgusting. ImpeachTrump or IndictTrump2019

TopherSpiro FFS

Yes, they were told by their employers to try dog walking, baby sitting and to hold garage sales... For real.

Not being paid is demeaning and disgraceful for the fine men and women serving in the Coast Guard.

Disgusting!!

What. The. Fuck

This is brutal - now the administration wants the laid off workers to baby sit trump!

We really don't care.

Who cares

Coast Guard is not affected

Ya think?

Unbelievable 😡

Maybe Donnie could try selling cookies to raise money for his ego wall.

MAGA?

What!?!?! Good grief.

USCG is like you can always sell all your stuff and pick up babysitting during our failure to pay you. Maybe move into a homeless shelter or something really cool like that.

realDonaldTrump is actually reducing our security as he fights for a nonsensical wall. senatemajldr must bring the REPUBLICAN written bills to a vote to reopen government. This is ridiculous.

Fake news

The U.S. Coast Guard, a key component for defending against ACTUAL terrorist attacks. Trump is an enemy agent.

Just unbelievable.

Shameful

It also suggested selling big ticket items. People work hard and save to have some comfort in life. Trump thinks they need to make all the sacrifices. Why does he just sell things he owns and pay for the wall

Selling Organs?

💔 USofShame

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