This story is from roll call:    

http://www.rollcall.com/news/essential_it_depends_whom_you_work_for-228169-1.html?pos=hftxt

 

          This government shutdown is really confusing. While some members of Congress retained all their staff, others function with only essential employees. This led me to think, if these members of Congress can function with their barebones staff, why do they need all these people working for them? Just imagine, each member can legally employ twenty two full time employees, plus paid interns. It’s no wonder there is a feeling that there is too much government. This country is just bloated and hemorrhaging money. In 2009 when the economy was at its worst, numerous private companies downsized. In that period, they learnt to do more with the few employees they had. Now these same companies are functioning profitable, without the need to rehire. Maybe this government