Many people will still be trying to catch up financially (school, money)

[Clarallel]

Sad overview of the difficulties this created for so many.


How the Shutdown Reordered American Life
By Julie Bosman

The shutdown revealed unflattering truths about Americans’ finances: Even neighbors and friends with steady paychecks and the markers of comfortable lives were suddenly surviving hand-to-mouth, teetering on the edge of despair... It showed how far the tentacles of the federal government reach into ordinary lives around the nation, and how even the richest country on Earth could be one domestic crisis away from bread lines....

For contract workers, the situation became especially dire. Unlike federal employees, contract workers are not guaranteed back pay. Voyt Quinn, 55, typically empties trash cans at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., earning $13.55 an hour. But when the zoo closed, Mr. Quinn found himself home, racking his brain about how to make ends meet. His employer, Friends of the National Zoo, gave him a small loan to live on. But he will have to pay it back, little by little. He tried to earn some extra money making food deliveries.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/u...down-over.html

[andywire]

I have several friends that work for the government. Since they went to school for something useful, they managed to get a job that was considered "essential". Therefore, the shutdown did not effect them in the least. They don't sound very sympathetic of the plight of their non essential comrades. They tend to identify as democrats as well. Just like you OP.