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Shutdown is costing U.S. economy $7 billion per month, budget office says (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Pennies on a $30T/year dollar.

More disgusting who is going to be eating the bill. Bondholders and national security always gets paid first. But everyone downstream is left holding the bag. Nevermind stalled SNAP benefits and the like.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 1 points 7 months ago

The article doesn’t talk about costs for the government but lots on GDP

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

Wow Republicans should look into that