"That's exactly what happened in 1995-1996. While some Social Security Administration employees were sent home, the agency's official written history notes that essential staff stayed on to make sure benefits were paid."

"The majority of the employees retained were in direct service positions to ensure the continuance of benefits to currently enrolled Social Security."

http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/23/news...rity/index.htm
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-dr...ould-stop-soci

The government, especially the Democrats are out of control. Time for a reboot. Get spending under control or SHUT IT DOWN. Oh how will we survive without the government tucking us in at night for a few weeks???

The horror of it all!!

It's amazing we've survived at all the last 234 years.