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bizarrenormality wrote:When a business shuts down temporarily because of cost cutting, the factory workers often don't get paid for the involuntary time off. Paying the government workers who didn't work is proof positive the shutdown is not about saving money. It's about a childish President throwing a tantrum to pressure adults to give the spoiled brat what he wants.

bdickens wrote:

oohrah wrote:I can tell. My son and many others furloughed, and him with two young girls and now no paycheck. And Ted Cruz "hasn't thought about it, but he will keep his".

535 putzes in DC - I blame all of them.

Leftists sure love to lie about this stuff. When the .gov reopens, guess what. They get all the pay for the time they were supposedly not getting paid.

oohrah wrote:I can tell. My son and many others furloughed, and him with two young girls and now no paycheck. And Ted Cruz "hasn't thought about it, but he will keep his".

535 putzes in DC - I blame all of them.

jmra wrote:The government is shut down? How can you tell? I'd be willing to bet that if the average joe didn't turn on his TV, the government could be "shutdown" for months and he'd never know the difference.