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Shutdown Economics : The Indicator from Planet Money The U.S. partial government shutdown is on track to be the longest in history. Whatever its political consequences, the economic costs to the private sector will increase the longer it lasts.

The Indicator from Planet Money

The Indicator from Planet Money
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The Indicator from Planet Money

Shutdown Economics

Shutdown Economics

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The U.S. partial government shutdown is on track to be the longest in history. Whatever its political consequences, the economic costs to the private sector will increase the longer it lasts.