> Those sliver-of-a-budget grunt workers do quite a bit of disbursements of US taxpayers money. They also do quite a bit of collecting taxes and (when allowed

> Those sliver-of-a-budget grunt workers do quite a bit of disbursements of US taxpayers money. They also do quite a bit of collecting taxes and (when allowed to by the GOP) do audits of tax cheats. They also patrol borders. They also maintain military equipment. They also inspect food. Etc.