“Keep it shutdown until the democrsts totally capitulate. Ingore the whining of overpaid and spoiled government employees, who need a major dose of private sector layoff treatment. NO BACKPAY FOR THEM EVER!”
Half are working, so they deserve back pay. The ones not working - well, I would not be surprised if Trump starts to inch in that direction to apply some heat on the Dems. Perhaps he’ll say that I’ll only pay the non-workers for 3 weeks of missed work, but no more than that (i.e., he’ll veto anything with a longer back-pay period).
Now that would be FUN!!!