#GT US government shutdown employees on paid leave

Actual effect: Federal employees "don’t go to work during the shutdown, but in the end still receive their pay."
• The difference is: they have to endure wage delays and short-term cash flow pressure, but in the long run, they won't have less money.

This is also why sometimes in the United States it is sarcastically said: "A government shutdown is just a political show, employees take a vacation while still getting paid, and the only losses are in public services and taxpayers' patience."