April 8, 2011 4:22PM 

# Countdown to ‘Shutdown’? 

By [Caleb O. Brown](https://www.cato.org/people/caleb-o-brown) 

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Rea​son​.tv (and [Europe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_(band))) aptly reminds us that [a government shutdown won’t exactly halt the wheels of government](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9TgFSAlEkU). Enjoy!

I talked to Dan Mitchell this week on why [the standard narratives about government shutdowns are largely myth](https://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/dont-fear-government-shutdown).

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