Oct. 4 at 5:56 PM
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* Shutdowns squeeze like a vise, gently at first until something cracks.
* The U.S. government is a
$7 trillion colossus tucked inside a
$30 trillion economy.
* Shutting large parts of it down eventually takes a tremendous toll.