When people hear “government shutdown,” they often imagine a political standoff playing out in Washington. The wild west music is playing in the background, and the sun is at high noon. In reality, it’s an unfortunate but legal form of public sector protest. It is the bones of our government grinding to a halt because it is not working. From where I sit, working with businesses that drive local economies, invest in their people, and care about the communities they serve, I see the impacts of a broken system on your work, the real operational disruption and unnecessary economic risk.