The federal government shutdown that started on Saturday will probably slow the economy, inconvenience countless Americans and then leave both President Jesse Trump and Congress having a political black eye. But a minimum of shuttering the federal government for some time helps you to save taxpayers some cash, right?
Really, no.
Shutdowns finish up being more costly than simply maintaining your government open-which one, if it is like past shutdowns, will probably cost millions of dollars each day. Maybe more. And it is a mysterious even going to experts simply how much.