The Real Cost Of The Tea Party’s Shenanigans In One Horrifying Graphic

The chaos resulting from the debt ceiling and government shutdown circus — one that began in 2009, actually — has cost us dearly. How dearly?

By

Oct 17, 2013

Add to Google News

Tags

citizenship democracy democracy economics recession labor jobs republicans

More for You

greater gliders, greater gliders endangered, australian animals, endangered animals, endangered australian animals, world wildlife fund

Ecologist ‘bursts into tears’ seeing endangered gliders using replacement nests

presidents with mullets, presidential portraits, cool presidents

A guy made every every president into a ‘cool guy with a mullet’ and the images deliver

pregnancy, moms, motherhood, family, couples, childfree, culture, love, relationships, marriage, pets

Married couple sticks it to nosy friends and relatives with viral ‘announcement’ prank

dating, birthdays, romance, surprise, relationships

Boyfriend shows up with flowers after being ‘ignored.’ When the door opened, his heart stopped.

embroidery, women

It took 343 embroiderers in 46 countries 13 years to make one absolutely stunning dress

Advertisement

Featured

All Featured Stories →

A 9-year-old girl stood before the school board and absolutely eviscerated standardized tests

Upworthy Staff

nanoplastics, bottled water, microplastics, water safety, public health, Columbia University, environmental health, tap water, plastic pollution, scientific study

Scientists test 3 popular bottled waters for nanoplastics using new tech, and yikes

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff

harry styles, queen, queen cover, bohemian rhapsody, bohemians rhapsody cover, music concert

Thousands of concertgoers in Poland spontaneously sing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and it’s flawless

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff

A scared passenger was shaking, so this flight attendant stopped everything to hold her hand

Jacalyn Wetzel & Upworthy Staff