fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks agoThey were living paycheck to paycheck. Then the checks stopped coming.
The federal government shutdown has become the Grinch who stole Halloween for Johnny Jones. Halloween is typically a big deal for the Jones family - they love to decorate, hand out candy and hot dogs, and enjoy a neighborhood shindig. But Jones, who works for the Transportation Security Administration, isn't getting a paycheck during the shutdown. That means big Halloween plans are out of the budget; so is an outing for his daughter and her friends to the new Taylor Swift movie.
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