Schumer in talks with McConnell as shutdown fears grow: 'We may now have to go first'

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28. I think because of the internet and social media

magnifying the partisanship antics, it's become more of a PITA. I served under 6 Presidents so they came and went and in some cases, that means your "mission" gets yanked around to and fro while you watch the GS-1000s come and go.

They usually prioritize those that deal with "health, safety, security" as "exceptions" to be required to work (without pay) and the rest get furloughed (no attempts to do so or you are an "unauthorized procurement" ), and of that former group, they sort of cherry-pic who is considered "critical".

But the one issue that they rarely talk about is that probably 1/2 of the government workforce are contractors and unless their Primes front them salary, they don't get paid during a shutdown and certainly don't get any back pay like feds have (so far) been able to get (although more and more, the GOP loons want to refuse any back pay for those who were furloughed).