Originally Posted by
Evmetro
I have never liked Chuck and Nancy, but I am so very thankful for their government shut down. What I really want to see, is for the government to stay shutdown forever. There are more jobs than workers now, so I have no pity on any government workers who will be inconvenienced by having to find other work. Non essential workers are exactly that, non essential. Anybody else thankful to Chuck and Nancy for finally doing something great by shutting down such a waste of money?
It really isn't only "non-essential" people that are affected. Military personnel will not receive pay during the shutdown, but will be required to work as "essential" personnel. While they will receive back pay once it is over, many are already living paycheck to paycheck and can ill survive long hauls where they are not paid. Think of the guys at the border currently... they are also part of the people that will not get paid.
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