big deal. all past government shutdowns have resulted in the fedgov employees who were furloughed getting paid anyway. just a short delay.
as I understand it the so called essential employees are not being paid until after the shutdown is resolved, but they still have to show up for work.
the real issue is political. why does any government have any "nonessential" employees at all?
I already explained "nonessential personell" on page 5, and I asked to keep this apolitical.