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[quote=Anonymous]There are two kinds of federal employees in this situation: 1. The kind who are legally forbidden to work. They cannot be paid during the shutdown. Maybe they can get their kids out of daycare, but they still have to pay for food and shelter. How can they generate income? They might have to quit and look for other work, right? 2. The kind who has and exception to keep working. They too cannot be paid during the shutdown, but they still have to use daycare, use transportation, etc, because they're working. How can they generate income? They might have to quit and look for paid work, right? Do you understand now? Regardless of being legally obligated to provide backpay, if a shutdown goes on for too long, some families will not have enough money to pay for daily expenses. Which is why the brinkmanship of recent years is not ethical at all. It puts financial stress on thousands of lower and middle class families. [/quote]
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