I am starting to think a prolonged shutdown is a Win-Win scenario for the USA.

Government employees will eventually need to find new jobs

• the gov't will reduce in size

• companies have access to a new pool of skilled blue and white collar workers

• when the gov reopens they can hire competent employed

Those living on entitlements will eventually need to find jobs

• fewer welfare and unemployment participants

• less reliance on immigrants to fill menial/unskilled labor jobs

• indigenous unskilled laborers receive on-the-job training and are no longer unskilled

I am certain there are many more benefits from a prolonged shutdown, but these two would make this anon happy.