DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE MOST ABSOLUTE ABSURD THING ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN; THE LAST TIME FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WERE FURLOUGHED DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN NOT ONLY WERE PAID THEIR REGULAR SALARIES AS IF THEY HAD WORKED BUT THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME OR OTHER PAY ADD-ONS ALSO RECEIVED THEM AS WELL