The idea that ordinary workers should miss as much as one payday for the sake of a political statement — a mostly useless wall — would be beyond my grandfather's comprehension, as it is mine. Many of these people live from paycheck to paycheck. Never mind that they will someday get paid — although contractors might not. In the meantime, they have financial obligations that must be met. It is the solemn obligation of their employer to pay them on time. The head of the government is a brat with a gold-plated sink in his jet whose idea of privation is flying commercial. What better symbol of unfairness can you get?