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The government shutdown isn't really about the federal workers, who are described as glorified welfare recipients with fake jobs. It's about Democrats wanting to renew federal subsidies for Obamacare plans and reverse changes that removed healthcare for illegal aliens.

Federal workers stop getting paid during a government shutdown, but politicians continue to receive their salaries.

Federal workers stopped getting paid as soon as the government shut down, but they do get the money back later if and when the government reopens.

A government shutdown is looming, and if it happens, nearly a million people won't be going to work or getting paid until it ends. This is standard in government shutdowns.

Federal workers stopped getting paid as soon as the government shut down, but Congress and the White House continue to receive pay.

The shutdown is negatively impacting government workers, especially those living paycheck to paycheck.

There is criticism that Republicans control all branches of government, yet blame Democrats for the shutdown.

If there was a just system, perhaps the politicians in Washington, D.C., who cause government shutdowns would not get paid, feeling the same pain as the American people.

Congress and the White House continue to receive pay during the government shutdown, highlighting a disparity between politicians and federal workers.

Federal workers stopped getting paid as soon as the government shut down, but politicians like Congress and the White House continue to receive their salaries.