[Sacajaweau]

Non-essential are not poor people. I'm sure many have working spouses and/or family capable of helping them out.

People actually lose their jobs in the private sector. Who cries for them?

[cpdiii]

I worked at the VA as a pharmacist for 24 years. I was considered essential and did show up for work during past shutdowns. Oddly and legally I did not need to do this. I showed up and worked, it is all about taking care of our vets.

The non essential workers loved these shutdowns. They did not need to work and received all their back pay as did I. They lived off credit cards if they did not have sufficient savings. The credit union did great business in short term loans to these people.

That my friends is the dirty secret about these shutdowns. The non essential personnel love them.

[metmom]

Non-essential are not poor people. I'm sure many have working spouses and/or family capable of helping them out.

Exactly.

People actually lose their jobs in the private sector. Who cries for them?

Not the media, htat's for sure.

[Hatteras]

"Non-essential are not poor people. I'm sure many have working spouses and/or family capable of helping them out. "

Sure didn't take long for them to find the local soup kitchen looking for handouts, huh? And dollars to donuts, they have yet to cancel their summer beach cottage rental for this year....

[Citizen Soldier]

Exactly! No one in govt did anything when we saw jobs lost to China. We weee told by Obama’s it was the new normal.

[central_va]

Who cries for them?

Nobody in DC that's for sure.