Thousands of federal workers are receiving smaller paychecks on Friday due to the government shutdown. And for many, it could be their last check until Congress agrees to reopen the government.

"Federal workers serve in every single one of our communities around this country and the people that are not getting paychecks are not paying their payroll bill, said Sara Nelson, president of the International Association of Flight Attendants. "They're not going to be able to pay their rent. They are not going to be able to pay for the other services and that is going to have a ripple effect on all of us."

But outside of federal workers, the economic ripple effects of a shutdown may be less noticeable, according to economics professor Abby Hall.

"If this shutdown is relatively short, I don't im

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