🇺🇸 At day 36 the current government shutdown is the longest in US history.

This is now the longest US government shutdown in history. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees remain without pay. Millions of Americans are waiting on benefits.But the effects extend far beyond individual households. According to an October 29th estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, the shutdown has already permanently removed over 11 billion from the US economy. And an 8week shutdown would lead to roughly 14 billion in losses.We are now in week five. This represents a reduction of economic ...