Most Wall Street economists have said that the consequences of a temporary government shutdown would be relatively insignificant, particularly because spending on essential services — a large portion of the budget — would continue. Citigroup economists estimated on Friday that a one-week shutdown would probably cause a 0.1 percent hit to the national economy.
In the long run, not a big deal, so long as some resolution is reached that allows for successful negotiations over raising the debt ceiling in a couple of weeks - or otherwise this:
