09-24-2015, 03:43 PM
(09-24-2015, 03:23 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: What you're not realizing is that even in those NoVA areas, the low income individuals rely on those government workers doing their thing. Say you work in food service or hospitality in the area. A government shutdown means a drastic reduction in customers. The ripple effect felt from something like this reaches far and wide.
The ripple wouldn't be quite as drastic as you make it out. But those people would find other jobs . They aren't going stop working, and not going to stop eating out.
