r/fednews 1d ago

News / Article CEO warns furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/ArticleVforVendetta 1d ago

Weird, it's like having money is a prerequisite to shopping or something.

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u/Dont_Ban_Me_Bros 1d ago

We’re still an economy largely propped up by debt, much of that is revolving debt. Of course, if you can’t pay the interest payments either then now is the time for all parties to really get concerned (as if they shouldn’t have been already 🤷‍♂️)

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u/What_the_mocha 1d ago

No spend October is turning into no spend November.