> suspends all pay for the legislative and executive branches until a new budget is passed That's a terrible idea. Not all lawmakers are independently wealthy

> suspends all pay for the legislative and executive branches until a new budget is passed That's a terrible idea. Not all lawmakers are independently wealthy. So the ones who actually need that salary to survive can effectively be told by the President or party leaders -- of either party -- "vote with us, or we have a shutdown and your family starves."