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The furlough that Gov. Ige has announced for all state workers, including teachers, will have a significant financial impact on more people besides those being furloughed.

I remember the effects of the furlough Fridays back in 2009 and 2010; if you didn’t have care for your child, you had to take off from work and miss income for the days you had to take off.

With less income, there is less money you can spend and put back into our economy.

I understand that the state will save money by imposing this furlough, but the furloughed workers will have less money to put back into our economy.

After our children are allowed back in school full time, it will also affect the parents by having to take off to be home with their keiki on days that there is no school, which means missed income and money that won’t be put back into our economy.

Not just our economy will be hurt, but our keiki will be, too. With COVID-19, they have been deprived of education already and this will add to that.

When you do the math, how much money will be saved, and how much missed money will there be that could have gone back into our economy, but won’t? And with the high cost of living, what will motivate these teachers to stay in Hawaii, and not take off to the Mainland to take a teaching position there?

Jacky Mulder

Makawao

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