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Government shutdown 2019

Shutdown isn’t just hurting workers. It’s hurting GDP.

Sabri Ben-Achour Jan 9, 2019
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Government shutdown 2019

Shutdown isn’t just hurting workers. It’s hurting GDP.

Sabri Ben-Achour Jan 9, 2019
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Around 400,000 furloughed federal workers and contractors aren’t being paid as a result of the government shutdown. And that’s hurting not just their households, but also the economy at large. 

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