MADISON – Again, the United States
stands on the brink of another federal government shutdown as its two major parties
play their recurring game of fiscal chicken.
There’s been a lot of rhetoric about
just what a government shutdown would mean to the nation at large and the
average citizen in particular. A prolonged shutdown, economists tell Watchdog.org, would have a
deleterious impact on an economy struggling to recover. But most of the
so-called government shutdowns in the past, when Congress and the president
failed to come to terms on a budget or continuing resolution, lasted but a few
days. As one economist put it, a brief stall would have the impact of a “snow
day” in Washington, D.C.
So let’s cut through the heated
rhetoric, starting with the notion of what a government shutdown is.....To Read More.....
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