and there s the debate on essential and non-essential and there s the argument why the government non-essential employees to begin with. that s the reality of what comes tomorrow and the days and weeks. things slowly shutdown and the larger agencies with non-essential activities. the political reality is different and depends on who you ask. this is from dine fine dianne feinstein how shutting down the government is a serious thing. people die, accidents happen. you don t know necessary functions can cease. as bret baier pointed out this will look very different from 2013. mick mulvaney from the white house from the podium earlier today talking about how, if anything, they wanted to make sure the average american felt the least amount possible