NEW YORK — Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing. The country’s bitterly tribal politics are spilling into text chains, social media posts and heated conversations as Americans absorb the reality of the government’s cost-cutting measures. Expecting […]
Recently laid-off U.S. federal workers are experiencing the added stress of some relatives celebrating their firings, viewing them as necessary for reducing government waste.
