Republicans spit on "More than 783,000 government employees"?

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12. Numbers from another source:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/29/questions-and-answers-about-the-shutdown/2888419/

Does anyone have a guess? J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government employees, said he expects the number will be 800,000 to 1 million, out of 2.1 million federal employees. That's consistent with a USA TODAY analysis of 2011 shutdown contingency plans, which found that 59% of non-defense government employees would continue to work.

So, 783,000 thousand people seems like a low to moderate estimate.


http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/09/what-happens-if-the-government-shuts-down-who-would-be-affected-and-who-wouldnt/

The last time that happened was in 1996 when the federal government was shuttered for 21 days between Dec. 15, 1995, and Jan. 6, 1996. Before that, a five-day shutdown occurred from Nov. 13 through Nov. 19, 1995. According to the Congressional Research Service, 800,000 federal employees were furloughed during that period.

After the 1996 fiscal year shutdowns, the Office of Budget and Management estimated the cost of the shutdown to be $1.4 billion.

Another 800,000 people estimate.


And Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/29/us-usa-fiscal-factbox-idUSBRE98S0JX20130929

The last government shutdown ran from December 16, 1995, to January 6, 1996, putting about 800,000 federal workers on furlough.

Here is a roundup of the expected impact of a shutdown.

FEDERAL WORKERS

Up to 1 million U.S. federal workers could face furloughs without pay beginning on Oct 1.

So this is going to hurt almost a million people right away. And as time goes forward the pain will spread out amongst many people who rely on the Government.

Not to mention; this will also cost the Government money on top of that money that is not paid to furloughed workers that gets taken out of our economy and brings hardship to many.

The overseas Malaria medicine thing is incomprehensible...