https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/25/recalled-irs-workers-shutdown-1125447 Thousands of recalled IRS workers aren’t showing up By BERNIE BECKER 01/25/2019 08:43 AM EST Thousands of IRS workers had yet to show up this week after being recalled for the tax filing season that is due to start Monday, including many who have claimed a financial hardship exemption. The IRS called back 26,000 staffers to work without pay in a key division during the partial government shutdown, but less than half, around 12,000, actually reported by Tuesday, a Hill Democratic aide told POLITICO. IRS officials briefed the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday.
Market seems to like it. Amazing. I gotta think either someone has leaked the shutdown is coming to swift end (through some kind of backroom deal) or a deal with China has been struck behind the scenes... else this is a blow-off top and we are fixin' to crash hard because this makes absolutely no sense at all.