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What Really Gets Shut Down When Government Spending Stops
December 20, 2024 at 03:06 PM
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- Medicare and Social Security benefits would continue, but some administrative tasks could be delayed.
- The IRS would stop picking up the phone and answering the 46,000 calls it receives on average daily.
- Trump's inauguration will go on even if the lapse in spending lasts until the Jan. 20 event.
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