{"id":5160,"date":"2023-09-12T07:39:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/?p=5160"},"modified":"2023-09-12T07:39:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:39:24","slug":"we-should-not-be-surprised-by-the-next-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/we-should-not-be-surprised-by-the-next-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"We should not be surprised by the next government shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"2851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/five-reasons-why-you-cant-judge-a-congress-by-counting-laws\/the-hill-newspaper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"850,315\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Hill Newspaper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper-300x111.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg 850w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of budget wonks think the federal government is headed toward a shutdown, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The nonprofit conducted its<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crfb.org\/blogs\/budget-experts-prediction-government-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u201chighly unscientific poll\u201d<\/a>\u00a0in late August, and 58 percent of respondents responded in the affirmative.\u00a0I was one of the nerds who was asked, and I put the odds at 50-50&#8230;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/finance\/4197879-we-should-not-be-surprised-by-the-next-government-shutdown\/\">Read more<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of budget wonks think the federal government is headed toward a shutdown, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The nonprofit conducted its\u00a0\u201chighly unscientific poll\u201d\u00a0in late August, and 58 percent of respondents responded in the affirmative.\u00a0I was one of the nerds who was asked, and I put the odds at 50-50&#8230;. 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