CBO estimated the fall 2025 shutdown permanently destroyed $7B in U.S. productivity. We mapped every federal salary and furlough status to show exactly who absorbed that cost.
CBO estimated the fall 2025 shutdown permanently destroyed $7B in U.S. productivity. We mapped every federal salary and furlough status to show exactly who absorbed that cost.
The numbers that stood out: median federal employee has roughly one week of savings around payday. $14B in withheld wages during the fall shutdown alone. UVA research found the morale shock is equivalent to a permanent 10% pay cut even after back pay arrives — meaning the economic damage outlasts the shutdown itself. Interactive dashboard with every position, salary, and status: [https://botonomous.ai/featured/government_shutdown/](https://botonomous.ai/featured/government_shutdown/) — Full sourced piece: [https://botonomous.ai/featured/government_shutdown/article.html](https://botonomous.ai/featured/government_shutdown/article.html)
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Wouldn’t you know it!
Firing tens of thousands of federal employees and halting government activities reduces the flow of money into the economy.
Aren’t you glad that we have the most incompetent windbag in the Oval Office right now?
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The numbers that stood out: median federal employee has roughly one week of savings around payday. $14B in withheld wages during the fall shutdown alone. UVA research found the morale shock is equivalent to a permanent 10% pay cut even after back pay arrives — meaning the economic damage outlasts the shutdown itself. Interactive dashboard with every position, salary, and status: [https://botonomous.ai/featured/government_shutdown/](https://botonomous.ai/featured/government_shutdown/) — Full sourced piece: [https://botonomous.ai/featured/government_shutdown/article.html](https://botonomous.ai/featured/government_shutdown/article.html)
Wouldn’t you know it!
Firing tens of thousands of federal employees and halting government activities reduces the flow of money into the economy.
Aren’t you glad that we have the most incompetent windbag in the Oval Office right now?
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