They are salaried employees of the state and federal government. Their salary is paid for by our taxes. Not sure why you don't follow that simple logic.
Fucking up the ACA website was a waste, it apparently looks as if the contractors did a poor job of planning and executing of the development life cycle. I can get into specifics with you on this, as this is my profession by trade, managing development teams. But since we are on this subject, where were you when we wasted 1.28 Trillion dollars on wars we did not have to engage in?
Sequester is a Republican idea, enacted by both parties, to try and curb pork barrel bills, but only seem to cover topics only Republicans find important. Whereas Republicans are still able to vote in early morning hour closed sessions on amendments to bills that allow only House majority leaders to hold certain rights... well Im sure you've seen the story.
Government shutdown is definitely not a bipartisan idea. Not in the slightest. And trying to convince me otherwise is a waste of time. Its like trying to argue with me that the sky is never blue, and that in fact the sky is orange. We all know its not.