Question: in a partial government shutdown, like the one underway at the moment, how much of the government is actually shut down, and how much is not?
Answer: About 17%.shut down; 83% up and running
Details below …
“Based on estimates drawn from CBO and OMB data, 83 percent of government operations will continue.
This figure assumes that the government pays amounts due on appropriations obligated before the shutdown ($512 billion), spends $225 billion on exempted military and civilian personnel, pays entitlement benefits for those found eligible before the shutdown (about $2 trillion), and pays interest costs when due ($237 billion).
This is about 83 percent of projected 2014 spending of $3.6 trillion.” Source
Hmmm.
And, let’s drill down on who actually got furloughed …
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