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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 2 days 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 6 hours ago

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