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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mugsy" data-source="post: 2317547" data-attributes="member: 18914">It is always a good time to do that - we should never get lax.I am a current Federal civilian employee (GS) and a retired USAF officer - so I am not a disinterested third party, however I am US citizen first.  I don't see any reason why I should be paid for the 4 days I was furloughed this month.  I would like to be paid for the labor I am supplying right now rather than getting an IOU but IF a delay will force a trimming of government then I would be content to wait a little longer - I just don't think that will happen.The main problem is not that individual offices are wasting resources or padding payrolls - generally that is not happening.  In fact, it has been very hard to justify and hire permanent employees for a couple of years now.  The real issue is that the overall Federal government has assumed, improperly in my opinion, and unwisely as well, too many tasks - each of which generates sub-tasks and regulatory requirements, etc. requiring some kind of government mechanism to enact/enforce/distribute/monitor.  This bureaucracy grows for a reason - want to shrink the monster?  Stop feeding it.</blockquote>