Memo
To: All Furloughed Federal Employees
From: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM)RE: Sample Letter Furloughed Employees May Submit to Their Creditors
The sample letter below has been released by the OPM:
"Dear (Name of Company or individual with whom you have spoken)
This is to confirm our conversation of (date) in which we discussed a temporary reduction in my monthly
payment.
As we discussed, I am a Federal employee
who has recently
been furloughed due to a lack of funding of my agency. Because of this, my income has been severely
cut and I am unable to pay the entire cost of my monthly payments,
along with my other expenses.
As we had agreed in our conversation, I will be able to make regular
payments in the amount of $_______. I realize that I will be responsible to pay the remainder of the payments
and, when I return to work, I will contact you immediately to work out a plan to take care of the reduced payments.
I will also keep in touch with you to keep you informed about my income status.
I appreciate your willingness to work with me and your understanding during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
(Name)"
The above missive was penned by an obtuse Trump government official thinking furloughed employees would actually garner sympathy from their debtors. I think the one below is more fitting.
Dear (Name of Creditor with whom you told you are broke due to a forced layoff of indeterminate length),
On (date) I begged, pleaded, and tried to reason with you that I am unable to make any payments due to being held hostage by a megalomaniac president who wants 5 billion for a wall he promised Mexico would pay for. Because he is solely responsible for me not paying my bills in a timely fashion, I am SOL. Given the fact that he gave you a big tax cut, I am hoping you can cut me some slack and allow me time to figure out how I am going to pay the necessities of life until Fox News tells him how to resolve this. Until then, know that my income status is destitute.
I appreciate your willingness to give me a break and not cast me (and my family) out on the winter streets.
I leave you with this hopeful tweet from our president:
Sincerely,
Your Fiscally-Impaired Furloughed Federal Employee
The above missive was penned by an obtuse Trump government official thinking furloughed employees would actually garner sympathy from their debtors. I think the one below is more fitting.
Dear (Name of Creditor with whom you told you are broke due to a forced layoff of indeterminate length),
On (date) I begged, pleaded, and tried to reason with you that I am unable to make any payments due to being held hostage by a megalomaniac president who wants 5 billion for a wall he promised Mexico would pay for. Because he is solely responsible for me not paying my bills in a timely fashion, I am SOL. Given the fact that he gave you a big tax cut, I am hoping you can cut me some slack and allow me time to figure out how I am going to pay the necessities of life until Fox News tells him how to resolve this. Until then, know that my income status is destitute.
I appreciate your willingness to give me a break and not cast me (and my family) out on the winter streets.
I leave you with this hopeful tweet from our president:
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE HATERS AND THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA! 2019 WILL BE A FANTASTIC YEAR FOR THOSE NOT SUFFERING FROM TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME. JUST CALM DOWN AND ENJOY THE RIDE, GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING FOR OUR COUNTRY!
Sincerely,
Your Fiscally-Impaired Furloughed Federal Employee
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