The Government is Shutdown But Apparently Working for Free

I mean, the sun has risen and is making its way across the sky.  Birds are flying around doing ... whatever bird stuff they do.  There's a little breeze. 

Surely this can't be happening without the wise and wonderful government doing it?  Surely the world can't function at all without them? 

(government worker Apollo creating the sunrise in his chariot, apparently working for free this morning)