(WTXL) - It's payday for federal workers, the only problem is the federal government is shutdown so many are receiving a blank check.
About 800,000 federal workers were left with no income this pay cycle which for many is causing issues since many federal worker live pay check to pay check.
WTXL's Political Expert Doctor Ed Moore said not only do federal workers feel the effect from missing paycheck, but average Americans will feel it as well.
"When you are close to living paycheck to paycheck and not getting a check particularly at the Christmas season when a lot of these people spent their assets down for gifts for friends and family, and now they have nothing to turn too," said Moore. "It makes it really tough and it's going to have a ripple effect on the economy and market, and the instability in the market has been reflective of that."
Federal workers will receive pay for the amount of time worked during the shutdown when the government reopens.
