The latest US government shutdown has shattered historical records for duration, prompting the inevitable flurry of economic impact assessments. Yet these calculations invariably rest on demonstrably fragile methodological foundations. Shutdowns remain sufficiently rare that precedent offers scant guidance; most contemporary estimates are cobbled together to satisfy market appetite for data, frequently sacrificing both analytical rigour and elementary logical consistency.
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