Name:   MAJ USA RET - Subject:   Opportunity Knocks Date:   10/2/2013 9:13:01 AM (updated 10/2/2013 9:14:42 AM)

“More than nine out of every ten employees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are considered ‘non-essential’ and have been furloughed in the federal government's shutdown.

“Reuters obtained an EPA guidance in which the agency said it would ‘classify 1,069 employees, out of 16,205, as essential,’ which is about 6.6% of the agency's workforce…”  [Tony Lee, Breitbart, 01OCT13]

I’d call this a good start on SLIMMING DOWN the federal government!

Now... if they'd just totally shut down both the DoEs as they are completely non-essential.