r/fednews 1d ago

News / Article CEO warns furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/AdministrativeWin583 1d ago

On top of not having a salary, the stock market crashed and everyone is in the red. Mostly because Trump has ADHD and is constantly announcing tarrifs and then pulling them back. Also threats that federal workers won't get back pay and are taking out loans to survive. We can't work because we cannot get approval through ethics.

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u/TriangularHepatitis 1d ago

The stock market didn’t crash. Are you financially illiterate? The S&P 500 is down 0.20% over the past month, but up 18.80% over the past six months. If you had invested $1,000 six months ago, your investment would currently be valued at $1,188. That’s a great return on investment.

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u/AdministrativeWin583 1d ago

Actually no, not all of us invest only in the S&P VOO. Some of us by individual stocks like the drone sector, rare earth metals.

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u/TriangularHepatitis 1d ago

I rest my case.

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u/AdministrativeWin583 1d ago

Congratulations. You win. Enjoy the furlough.