We'll see what happens once the airports shut down. If not this paycheck then certainly the next - air traffic controllers are going to strike and then it's Game Over. Trump may declare the strike illegal, but the court case currently proceeding from the union is going to argue otherwise. Since no one has missed a paycheck yet then technically no one is not being paid to work. Once Friday's paychecks are missed the government is in breach of contract. This could get really interesting really fast.