09-24-2015, 01:26 PM
(09-24-2015, 12:58 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The uproar is because there are public-facing segments that are impacted. Aside from that, the furlough that occurs leaves many people jobless. Some get back pay (the direct federal employees are usually covered by this) but the government contract workers affected don't receive pay for that period. There is a lot of financial hardship that comes about from these things. Living in Virginia, our state budget is impacted by government shutdowns. We faced a budget shortfall in part because of the lost revenue from taxes paid by federal workers and contractors.
I'm for reducing the size of the federal government, but it has to be done in measured steps with research done on the feasibility of shifting burdens and the potential issues related to eliminating certain offices. If it is not done in a stepped-down way then it will throw our country into another recession.
The area around DC has the highest wealth. They can afford to find other jobs. 15% of the gov isn't that much and no one would feel a difference except for that area with massive wealth.
