I was exempt from the 2013 shutdown, and if this one goes on long enough that it exhausts my ability to pay rent, we will all have bigger problems to worry about... but for many people going a month or two without pay would be devastating-

And there is NO guarantee they will EVER be paid the paychecks stopped by the shutdown- there were many in congress in 2013 that fought against paying out the paychecks stopped during the shutdown.

What outrages me is the cavalier way this president approaches the possibility of a shutdown- " Our country needs a good "shutdown" in September" ...

He has ZERO understanding what that entails, and the chaos it creates- the very real harm it does to people trying to do their jobs.

Nor does he care.