but it's a slow-rolling effect; more will be caught up in it the longer it goes on. Hopefully the workers will get paid, but some re-start situations will likely have ongoing pain down the road, and end up costing the taxpayers more than they would have.

It's clear, intentional harm being done by the executive branch in an attempt to coerce the legislative--abuse of power if there ever was such a thing.

The American people need to, if you'll pardon the phrase, grow a set (of whatever non-gender-offensive symbolic organs of courage and fortitude of your choice).

He's in this up to his fat doughy asshole. He could end it in a Kentucky minute.

Domino effect.

The news has reported a little bit about small businesses around areas with heavy Federal employment, but it goes deeper and farther than just that.

I think the actual number affected might be stunning.

With the amount of large and small contractors used by the government, my guess is take the furloughed workers and multiply that by four or five.

Heck, I'm as far away as one can get from government circles,yet two close friends and one (albeit idiot) brother-in-law are sitting on their butts because they're all contractors who get about 90% of their work from DC contracts. Adding insult to injury, none of the contractors will get back-pay as the furloughed workers will.