Does the debt clock stop when the government shuts down?
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Nope, we keep spending.
I doubt it ever fully shuts down. It's theater. What I do know is my life has went on just fine every time it's happened. The Federal government should provide for national defense and not much else.
Plus the interest keeps compounding regardless.
nope, the fed never shuts down
NGOs will happily continue spending your tax dollars while the government is shutdown.
I bet it speeds up