[HN Gopher] IRS furloughs nearly half of its workforce due to go...
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       IRS furloughs nearly half of its workforce due to government
       shutdown
        
       Author : donsupreme
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2025-10-08 20:53 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | beefnugs wrote:
       | Doesn't make any sense, seems like if a huge portion of the
       | population colluded to not pay their taxes at once then the whole
       | military overspend would collapse? Or do they already have a
       | backup plan to hand out trump-crypto to military and ICE?
        
         | eek2121 wrote:
         | My (admittedly naive) understanding is that when the U.S.
         | government shuts down, ALL funding stops. If a department still
         | has dollars in the the bank, they can operate until those
         | dollars run out.
         | 
         | Complicating the matter further, employees may choose to work
         | without pay, because backpay is legally required by law
         | (certain individuals are trying to undo this, however, I lack
         | the patience or desire to get into this on HN). That means that
         | if employees have the means to hold out, they will ultimately
         | be compensated.
         | 
         | Perhaps someone more informed can provide more detail.
        
       | naveen99 wrote:
       | With mandatory back pay, isn't it just a vacation for the
       | furloughed employees ?
        
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