THINK! Government shut down sucks for many people, but what is the economics of this? Think about it from a business perspective. You buy a company and employees do a walk out. The company is still running with some problems but you now know what is essential to run the company. You can now easily remove all contractors and divisions that aren’t necessary for operations. A major restructuring is also dead simple to follow through on. I don’t think this was the plan but there is a major bonus for this happening.