The government has shut down 17 times over the past 37 years! Should this be allowed to happen?

U.S. Citizens were up in arms during the most recent government sequestration in October, 2013. The government shut down from the 1st to the 17th. However, this sort of shut down is not that uncommon.

In the past 37 years, it has shut down 17 times. The most recent ones were in November 1995 and December to January 1996. Most were not as long as the once in 2013 though - they usually only last a couple of days.

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