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Leading Democrats said that President Donald Trump had withdrawn from a meeting with congressional leaders as talks to end the partial closure of the government remained in deadlock. "(January 9)
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WASHINGTON – The US Coast Guard says it has removed a tip sheet for employees Organize garage sales and start babysitting to survive the partial closure of the government that left thousands members without remuneration.

The Washington Post published for the first time a five-page tip sheet titled "Managing Your Finances During a Leave". It includes other suggestions for Coast Guard employees, including tutoring, turning "your hobby into income" and becoming a mystery shopper at grocery stores to supplement income.

The sheet was part of the Coast Guard Support Program, which provides assistance to employees in need of counseling, legal services and mental health services. He was removed Wednesday night.

"The information contained in this document does not reflect the Coast Guard's ongoing efforts to support its forces over the past period," Coast Guard spokesman Chad Saylor told US TODAY. "It has been removed from the CG support website."

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This tip sheet provides a seven-step program for Coast Guard employees. , which falls under the Ministry of Homeland Security, unlike other branches of the military.

He proposes a plan for employees on duty leave, which corresponds to a temporary unpaid leave typical of a government stop similar to the current 19-day judgment attributable to a stalemate of 5, $ 7 billion requested by President Donald Trump for a wall in the southern United States. border. The sheet was intended for the Coast Guard's civilian workforce, which, according to La Poste, has 8,500 employees currently on leave.

About 41,000 active Coast Guard members also work without pay, the postal service reported, noting that their next pay check would be January 15th.

The sheet instructed employees to find out more about a leave, review their expenses, and then begin to reduce them. on spending to survive without pay. The fourth step of the sheet lists ways to supplement the income.

"It can be difficult to find extra income during your period of leave, but here are some ideas to increase your income," says the sheet, which lists garage sales and security services.

The sheet then asks employees to be honest with homeowners and creditors about their situation and to avoid relying on credit cards to pass them off, signaling high interest rates.

The Coast Guard, in its last council, urges employees to ask for help in finding a new job or getting help for temporary leave. The last option, Coast Guard notes, could be to declare bankruptcy.

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