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comment by goobster
goobster  ·  2529 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: French Presidential Election - Ask Me Anything

I went through two government shutdowns due to budget issues when I was at NASA.

Pro: I got several days off work.

Con: I didn't get paid.

And you don't work for a government contractor to make money... "lowest bidder" means "lowest salaries".