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1 week agoJill On Money: Shutdown-o-nomics 2025
Federal workers will bear the brunt of the stalemate. During the 2018-19 shutdown, which lasted 34 days, nearly 800,000 federal employees were either furloughed or were forced to work without pay. Additionally, active-duty military personnel will likely forego pay during a shutdown. This time around, the OMB has threatened mass firing of federal workers, which would increase the numbers. All government and military workers' wages will eventually have to be repaid when the government reopens.
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