(01-10-2019, 10:38 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(01-10-2019, 10:08 PM)MalabarJag Wrote: First off, it takes two sides to shut down the government. The Dems can just toss $5B to fund the wall and the government would re-open. Even if the $5B is 100% waste (and it wouldn't be), it's a drop in the bucket of the trillions of dollars of government waste.

Secondly, those non-essential government workers are free to leave and find another job. There are plenty of businesses looking for competent employees. Or maybe they couldn't find a job because they aren't competent employees.

"trillions of dollars of government waste..." 
You know the entire federal budget is 4.4 trillion.  You said that waste was "trillions" as in two trillion or more.  
Would you like to revisit that claim?

Did you know that half of the people who are not getting their paychecks are actually still showing up and working?