Well, the government is officially in the midst of a faux shutdown.
It is entirely fake of course, but this one analogy should put the entire farce into proper perspective.
As told in the Economic Policy Journal:
Obama Signs Bill Ensuring Government Trained Killers Will Get Paid During a Shutdown
The White House said Obama signed the “Pay Our Military Act” late Monday. The bill, approved unanimously in the last day by the House and Senate, ensures that active-duty military service members, plus civilians and contractors with the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, will still be paid during the temporary cessation of most government activities.
A trillion dollar a year military killing budget that includes war, private assassins, war mongering military contract corporations and DHS employees will be fully paid during this so-called shutdown, while a few dollar a day panda camera will be discontinued. If that isn’t government efficiency, then I don’t know what is!
We are all better off now!