Government shut down

It turns out that the ominous “government shut down” isn’t so apocalyptic after all since it won’t actually shut down government because the vast majority of federal services and activity will continue as normal.

The same thing has happened – without dire consequences – no less than 17 times over the past three decades.

The most damaging consequence of a government shut down will be that non-essential federal employees will be furloughed (given temporary unpaid leave) and see their paychecks delayed.

Well… If these folks are not needed, we should fire them and save the money.