The Department of Defense is the largest employer on the planet, with 3.2 million employees, almost all considered essential. But the Bureau of Indian Affairs will shut down, including the “disbursement of tribal funds for tribal operations,” while BIA law enforcement and detention centers will continue operating. 93% of border enforcement personnel will continue working and hunting brown people (although the troubled e-Verify program will be down). Overall, 80% of 4.1 million federal employees are engaged in such “essential” tasks. In the words of Trevor Timm, the “NSA will continue to spy on you during the government shutdown, but they won’t be processing any of your Freedom of Information Act requests.” Welcome to the new police state. Whole article at seattlefreepress.org/2013/10/04/military-industrial-complex-a-okay-as-u-s-shutdown-enters-fourth-day/
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 07:18:09 +0000
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