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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just start permanent layoffs. No one misses these civil servants.

Go on strike. Do it![/quote]
You have no idea what my agency does for you, and you never will know unless we stop doing it.  Then you'll notice and you won't like at all.  You're welcome.[/quote]

Keep living in your little bubble.[/quote]
Hey PP do you like being sure you are getting the amount of gas you paid for?
https://www.nist.gov/
Do you like accurate weather forecasts?
https://www.noaa.gov/
Do you want farmers to have access to research on crop diseases and the complex ecosystems they depend upon for their livelihood?
https://www.ars.usda.gov/
Do you like your drugs tested and the labs and manufacturing facilities they come from inspected?
https://www.fda.gov/
Do you want the Chinese to pull ahead of us in space research?
https://www.nasa.gov/
Do you want our country’s rich historical and cultural heritage preserved and easy to access for your children?
https://www.si.edu/museums
Do you want our country’s rich natural treasures preserved and easy to access for your children?
https://www.doi.gov/
These are just a few of the federal agencies that are shutdown. The impact of the shutdown may not be noticeable right now but the impact is real and will have a long term impact on our country 
I hope I don’t need to go explain why it is a bad idea for our courts to cease operations on Friday and for the FBI to be unable to purchase equipment including ammunition. Or why our State department needs to pay embassy staff in hot spots or for our TSA agents, border patrol agents, federal prison guards and coast guards to be able to put gas in their tanks to get to work without having to go to a payday lender

Scientific research represents just 2% of the federal budget 
https://www.cbpp.org/most-of-budget-goes-toward-defense-social-security-and-major-health-programs-0
Would love to know what you would like to cut  
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hist04z2-fy2019.xlsx

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