When a state or federal government is unable to pass a budget,workers sometimes take a ________ as there is no money to pay the employees.
A)work-sharing culture
B)demotion
C)furlough
D)layoff
E)suspension

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A furlough is a mandatory unpaid leave of absence given to employees by their employer, usually due to economic reasons. In this case, the government's inability to pass a budget means that there is no money to pay employees, so they are temporarily laid off through a furlough. The other options (work-sharing culture, demotion, layoff, suspension) may also be consequences of a budget crisis, but they do not specifically refer to the situation where there is no money to pay employees.

When a State or Federal Government Is Unable to Pass