Yet the likelihood is that a long shutdown would exert real negative gravitational pull on the stability of American government. That assumption makes sense because we believe that both sides think they will gain by reaching agreement — because the public wants the government to govern. So stability isn’t disrupted. Weaker enforcement isn’t something that the American public will notice right away. But the rest of the world will eventually get the message that the institutions that create American political and economic stability are eroding.

Source: Hindustan Times January 06, 2019 15:00 UTC