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Obligatory disclaimer: The republicans are once again acting like fucking clowns, and this is a completely unnecessary hardship for many.
However, I worked for the DoD (civilian) in the early 2010’s when this happened a couple times. We actually looked forward to shutdowns.
As far as I’m aware, we had always been given back pay, so as long as you weren’t living paycheck to paycheck it was just a free vacation.
Well yeah, if you already have money than not getting money so you can eat this week/month isn't a problem...
Most shutdowns are short enough to not miss a paycheck. I think only a couple times have paychecks been missed.
I believe that part of the legislation of the last shutdown included guaranteed back pay for federal workers.
Before that though, it was a case of federal workers being sent home without pay...or told they were essential and had to still work without pay, and part of the details of whatever legislation ended the shutdown would determine whether these workers would be paid.
So it was entirely possible to be forced to work through a shutdown and at the end of it be told that you weren't going to be paid after all.
Now it's mandatory, I think.
So a shutdown is an even bigger waste of tax dollars for the party that claims to hate government waste, since they're effectively giving a paid vacation to the employees of the largest employer in the US: the federal government.
If there's a shutdown, essential employees will work, with guaranteed back pay, while non-essential employees will be sent home and not be allowed to work, also receiving back pay when the shutdown ends.