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Rhiannon12866

(244,050 posts) Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:15 PM 5 hrs ago

Trump Torpedoes Economy with Disastrous Shutdown - Mary Trump Media

Trump triggers a disastrous shutdown, costing billions weekly, crushing workers and small businesses, and hiding the true state of America’s failing economy. - 10/02/2025.

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Trump Torpedoes Economy with Disastrous Shutdown - Mary Trump Media (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 5 hrs ago OP

trash💩mper IS a russian asset. MrWowWow 4 hrs ago #1

Govt. Shutdown Cost Per Day to U.S. Taxpayers: $800M-$1.5B MrWowWow 4 hrs ago #2

MrWowWow

(1,417 posts)

1. trash💩mper IS a russian asset.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 11:55 PM

4 hrs ago

Deal with that!

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MrWowWow

(1,417 posts)

2. Govt. Shutdown Cost Per Day to U.S. Taxpayers: $800M-$1.5B

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 12:19 AM

4 hrs ago

$800 million – $1.5 billion per day (U.S. federal shutdown).

Reference URLs:

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54937
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/28/government-shutdown-cost-us-economy-11bn
https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2023/09/25/a-government-shutdown-would-cost-us-travel-economy-nearly-1-billion-per-week

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