As the US moves into another pre-shutdown stage of its fiscal debacle, here are few charts to illustrate the partisan nature of the problem: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/09/29/uk-usa-fiscal-idUKBRE98Q0T820130929
Via http://ow.ly/i/3gZ8b/original:
So basically and roughly-speaking the US 'won' the Cold War on some USD3 trillion, then did something with the War on Terror for ca USD5 trillion more and failed the Great Recession War at USD5 trillion and counting... hmmm...
And via http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/27/lessons-from-the-last-government-shutdown/ the 1995-1996 crisis dynamics.
More from Pew Research:
Potential impact estimates? Try this (albeit partisan): http://www.businessinsider.com/how-a-government-shutdown-will-hurt-the-economy-2013-9
Via http://ow.ly/i/3gZ8b/original:
So basically and roughly-speaking the US 'won' the Cold War on some USD3 trillion, then did something with the War on Terror for ca USD5 trillion more and failed the Great Recession War at USD5 trillion and counting... hmmm...
And via http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/27/lessons-from-the-last-government-shutdown/ the 1995-1996 crisis dynamics.
More from Pew Research:
Potential impact estimates? Try this (albeit partisan): http://www.businessinsider.com/how-a-government-shutdown-will-hurt-the-economy-2013-9
