Shutting the federal government creates a lot of economic insecurity for middle-class workers. Though the pay is modest, public sector jobs tend to be an island of relative economic stability amid increasing economic uncertainty for most workers. . By making current income less predictable, the government shutdown also makes it harder for these middle-class workers to save for their future. The real economic pain now then extends well into the future.
The above excerpt was originally published in Forbes.
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