Go for the shutdown and don’t pay the workers for not working.
Shut it down and FIRE most of them. Ska-rew their “pensions”.
What good does punishing a nurse at Walter Reed caring for our wounded military, a DoD teacher working overseas, a Navy shipyard worker, or a Border Patrol worker trying to do his job? Over 40% of civilian Pentagon employees are veterans. Many folks in government at the worker level are decent folks. Many of them are Conservative Trump supporters. Fight the Democrats, the media, and cut useless agencies like EPA and the Dept of Education. But hurting the worker bees does nothing to kill the snake’s den. Focus your outrage appropriately.