- The One Weird Law That Dictates How Government Shutdowns Work: A shutdown would end up costing more because of the price of restarting the government -- and other odd facts about the late-1800s Antideficiency Act. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/the-one-weird-law-that-dictates-how-government-shutdowns-work/280047/ 3 comments politics