Why government shutdowns can be expensive for American taxpayers

So often when we talk about Congress funding or not funding the federal government, there's this other discussion that usually happens about how much we're spending and whether a shutdown can save the government money. But actually, from what we've seen, shutdowns can cost taxpayers. Take the 2013 shutdown.The White House estimated the government lost $10 million because they weren't collecting fees and charges that they otherwise would have. and another 2.5% billion was given as backay to furlowed employee ...