Cost for last three government shutdowns estimated at $4 billion
Recently in the last few years the government has shut down three times. These shutdowns have been caused from the fight with Obama care a few years back and recently Trumps proposed border walls. That being said these shutdowns can really hurt the tax payers pockets. Its estimated that the three shutdowns combined will cost about four billion in tax payer dollars, with almost all of it coming from one thing. Around $3.7 billion will be going to back pay to furloughed federal workers. With that being said these government shut downs are not good for the American people, yet there could be another in the near future. In conclusion, Democrats and Republicans need to come to enough of an agreement where we can ensuring that our government has the funds it needs to operate.
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