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How much does a government shutdown cost? For Offutt mechanic, $180 a day
http://www.omaha.com/article/20131002/NEWS/131009737/1707#hansen-how-much-does-a-government-shutdown-cost-for-offutt-mechanic-180-a-day
Published Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 1:00 am / Updated at 11:19 am
By Matthew Hansen
One hundred and eighty dollars.
That's how much the U.S. government, or rather the lack of a functioning government, cost Todd Dylan on Tuesday.
One hundred and eighty dollars. That's a day's pay, which Todd would have earned had he entered the gate at Offutt Air Force Base at dawn and begun inspecting the navigational system of an Air Force spy plane to ensure that it was flight-ready.
That is Todd's job: making sure planes are safe. That's what the government hired him to do.
FULL story and photo at link.
