But I still hold to the gist of the comment, which is that the Federal government consumes vast quantities of resources on items that don't directly affect most of the rest of us on a day to day basis. Even worse, when that Federal employee is at work, in many cases it's producing regulations that strangle or levy fees on the rest of us.
Their are obviously positions that should be funded, such as air-traffic controllers. But why isn't the TSA simply shut down permanently?
You’ve got to be kidding.