When government is "down" in the US it means "non-essential services" shut down which often are decided arbitrarily. It makes you wonder why a service exists if its not needed. During shutdowns well over 80% of the government kept operating as normal. And those who didn't work got backpay for the period they didn't work.
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When government is "down" in the US it means "non-essential services" shut down which often are decided arbitrarily. It makes you wonder why a service exists if its not needed. During shutdowns well over 80% of the government kept operating as normal. And those who didn't work got backpay for the period they didn't work.