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A federal employee called into C-SPAN to express frustration over the government shutdown. The caller's complaint about receiving back pay only to have it taxed sparked a discussion on the basic mechanics of income withholding and government worker morale.
The resolution to the government shutdown included several specific provisions, such as backdating pay for furloughed federal employees to October 1st. Other notable inclusions in the legislation involve funding for the Food for Peace Act and extended authority to counter the Lord's Resistance Army, referencing the Kony 2012 movement. The bill also grants the Secret Service authority to apply proceeds from undercover investigations toward their operations.
