Longest Shutdown Ever Reveals U.S. Could Stand To Fire A Lot Of Federal WorkersBy: Casey Chalk
November 07, 2025
One thing the shutdown seems to show is that there may very well be quite a few federal employees America could do without.
With the federal shutdown into its second month, left-wing corporate media have invested no little energy in bemoaning the effect of the now unprecedentedly long shutdown on more than 670,000 furloughed federal employees, and the more than 730,000 others working without pay.
CNN last month reported on struggling federal workers whose emergency funds had evaporated, while the Associated Press reported: “Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on.” An Oct. 27 commentary on MSNBC blamed President Trump and House Republicans for “abandoning federal workers who have now missed two paychecks.”
Certainly, missing a month’s salary (and very possibly more) would be a big hit for most Americans, given that as many as two-thirds of us live paycheck-to-paycheck. That being the case, one would think furloughed federal workers would be acting swiftly, even desperately, to find gig work and temporary jobs to shore up their income rather than sitting at home twiddling their thumbs. You’d be right, sort of. But some reporting on the furloughed federal workforce suggests that the shutdown has exposed some surprising truths about the financial health and professional acumen (or lack thereof) of many federal employees.
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Source:
https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/07/longest-shutdown-ever-reveals-u-s-could-stand-to-fire-a-lot-of-federal-workers/
