Just a small segment of the Federal Government. Not the majority of American businesses like today.
Yet the same people bitching about closing a segment of the Fed Government and saying what a catastrophe it was are the same ones cheering most Americanbusinesses remain closed indefinitely.
Yet the same people bitching about closing a segment of the Fed Government and saying what a catastrophe it was are the same ones cheering most Americanbusinesses remain closed indefinitely.
Trump's shutdown nightmare: Choosing between the economy and the wall
If the government shutdown lasts much longer, President Donald Trump's only way out may involve a choice between two pillars of his political viability -- his border wall and his purring economy.
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Shutdown’s Economic Damage Starts to Pile Up, Threatening an End to Growth (Published 2019)
The White House doubled its estimate of the shutdown’s drag on growth, and other economists warned a long stalemate could push the economy into a contraction.
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Shutdown’s economic damage: $1 billion a week
The mounting toll is adding new risks to the Trump administration’s economic hopes for 2019.
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The shutdown’s effect on the US economy, explained
"The longer it goes on, the bigger the risk is of broader damage."
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How a government shutdown affects the economy
Parts of the federal government have been closed since midnight on Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record. It’s also the third since President Donald Trump took office. The immediate and most visible impact of a shutdown is in the government’s day-to-day operations. Many...
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As Government Shutdown Persists, Americans Feel the Bite (Published 2019)
Delayed mortgage applications, missed paychecks and stymied farmers are among the repercussions of a shutdown with no end in sight.
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