Who cares about the US government shutdown?

The Dive | Business News

America is once again nearing a financial crisis, where the government is unable to spend money and needs to shut down everything but the most essential services.

Unless the US Congress agrees to pass a series of appropriations bills and allow the US government to spend, America’s federal government will shutdown on Friday 17 November. Alec and Sascha answer the question - why should we care?

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