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One important thing not to forget, Partisan issues aside, is that both Congress and the President still get paid without any hiccups.
by rbritton 13y ago
One important thing not to forget, Partisan issues aside, is that both Congress and the President still get paid without any hiccups.
- Phlarp 13y agohttp://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/09/27/us/who-goes-to-work-during-government-shutdown.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/09/27/us/who-goes-to... Broad strokes seems to be that anything a normal citizen would enjoy or a program of social uplift etc gets shut down. National parks, NASA, various food inspectors (how is that not "essential"??) and some sporadic regulators. Meanwhile, the DEA, military recruiters, and yes congress / the president keep getting paid. Is there a single elected official that will be affected by the shutdown? That would seem like mis-aligned incentives. Who else is ready for some debt ceiling!?
- techsupporter 13y agoCongress and the President are both required to be paid by the Constitution (20th amendment and Art 2, Sec 1, respectively).
- alan_cx 13y agoAh, so they like that part of the constitution.