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The Story of a Government Shutdown, in 13 Figures

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Once again, the federal government is headed for a shutdown. Here’s what that would mean for our economy—and for some of our country’s most vulnerable citizens.
The government is due to run out of money on Friday. What happens next?
A round-up of interesting stories about government shutdowns.
It’s mostly the younger members of Congress who are pushing for a shutdown of the federal government this week. Do they need a history lesson about what happened in the winter of 1995-96?
Get used to government shutdowns. Serious budget problems are a common feature of large states in decline.
Constituents in Tea Party districts demanded conservative stances from their elected officials, but that didn’t need to include destructive or potentially catastrophic tactics.

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