So why is everyone complaining? Free vacation!
1) hourly workers will get screwed, and anyone that relies on OT
2) they will accrue interest on any debt they have to pay
For most it is a free vacation but for many there are real downsides
800,000 federal employees not getting paid.
Let's say average pay per employee is $150 a day.
800000×150=120million
X 7 days = 840 million
All that's needed is to have a week-long shutdown every few months and we got the wall.
It would take 30 such shutdowns to get to the 25Billion that trump was offered in the DACA deal (if your math is correct)