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What happens when the government shuts down. let's talk about it for a second. if the government doesn't approve an appropriations bill, a spending bill, which i like to remind people is the only constitutional requirement for congress. congress doesn't have to do anything else. it doesn't name post offices. it has to pass appropriations bill. federal employees who are considered non-essential would not go to work. that means they're out of work and they're not getting paid until congress approves a funding bill. at the height of the last shutdown in 2013, that's 850,000 federal workers off th...

A tremendous storm. tons of snow with this. in some cases 1 to 3 inches of snow an hour especially on eastern long island up towards cape cod and the islands. this is really the peak of the system. we'll see upwards of a foot or more especially eastern long island and eastern portions of new england. you can see it's really tough to see out there and that's why we have blizzard warnings in effect. people are urged to stay off the roadways. kids are off of school and non-essential folks need to be at home so we can get those essentials on the roadways to help if we need be. the wind gusts in ex...

Ready to grow again. well, that's different with our economy and our government because when they are in survival mode, all they have to do is raise taxes and they solve their problem. that's how we have got into the problem we are in today. >> richard, i have a theory, i have many, many of them are wrong, but i believe the shutdown illuminates what's not needed, it's like one of those infrared flashlights that show dirt in hotel rooms. isn't that kind of true, you kind of see the stuff that, eh, maybe we don't need that, you call downstairs and get a new pillow? >> greg, i wish it was that ea...

Tonight. the government shutdown and me, that's the subject of this evening's talking points memo. whenever something bad happens, some bozo will call it a learning experience. i've had a lot of learning experiences, ask my wife. but with the shutdown it's true, for example, i learned that 93% of the workers at the environmental protection agency are non-essential. now i didn't major in math, but i'm pretty sure that's more than nine out of ten. of the 16,000, roughly 1 grand are essentially making the epa as necessary as shoulder pads on a snake or another hangover sequel, or vermont. so we l...

Well, that's different with our economy and our government because when they are in survival mode, all they have to do is raise taxes and they solve their problem. that's how we have got into the problem we are in today. >> richard, i have a theory, i have many, many of them are wrong, but i believe the shutdown illuminates what's not needed, it's like one of those infrared flashlights that show dirt in hotel rooms. isn't that kind of true, you kind of see the stuff that, eh, maybe we don't need that, you call downstairs and get a new pillow? >> greg, i wish it was that easy. that's just not n...