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Cover for The Shutdown Stabilizer by Scott Jellen
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The Shutdown Stabilizer

Ending Involuntary Credit During Government Shutdowns

A policy brief proposing a narrowly scoped continuity mechanism that preserves payroll for essential federal workers during government shutdowns, preventing them from functioning as involuntary short-term creditors of the federal government.

Published

March 18, 2026

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Shutdown Stabilizer

A public mechanism for preventing essential federal workers from becoming involuntary creditors during government shutdowns.