Congress needs to take x3 whatever they put on the military. If the miltary does not get paid for 1 day week then 3 days week Congress should do without the equilvanent pay. Lead by example.

As Truthseeker commented~"and so it begins." Unfortunately the "elite ruling" class pass the legislation to protect their pay. Until/if "We the people" are able to decide the pay and benefits for these "leaders/rulers" this will be status quo. As one that has first hand experience as a DON civilian employee, many of those I worked with lived beyond their "base" pay & counted on the many hours of overtime to just pay the bills incurred by the lifestyle they put themselves accustomed to. I am not surprised that the loss of what they quote as 20% of their wages is tough for them. One day of pay is an average loss of $150 per day. Again, it would be interesting if those affected by this were to rally together to make changes on how the federal employees pay/benefits are decided. This to include ALL FEDERAL employees, which include congress.

And so it begins. The people who do the work are going to be furloughed while the elite ruling class politicians, who are the real root of this country's problems, keep taking their full pay checks home.