Centerleftfl
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-If 1,000,000 gov. workers buy a $5 sandwich and coke at lunch, after 5 days that's $25MILLION gone from the economy.
-If 1,000,000 gov. workers cut their family of 4 grocery budget for a WEEK by 15%=$30, ($195 a week, low cost food plan per USDA) $30MIL leaves the economy.
-If 1,000,000 gov. workers take 1 kid out of daycare, who is laid off, at $175-$200 per week $175- $200MIL. leaves the economy per week.
This is a minute sampling.
(And remember, none of the above losses will go back INTO the economy once the shutdown ends)
-If 1,000,000 gov. workers cut their family of 4 grocery budget for a WEEK by 15%=$30, ($195 a week, low cost food plan per USDA) $30MIL leaves the economy.
-If 1,000,000 gov. workers take 1 kid out of daycare, who is laid off, at $175-$200 per week $175- $200MIL. leaves the economy per week.
This is a minute sampling.
(And remember, none of the above losses will go back INTO the economy once the shutdown ends)
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