as cbs's scott mcfarland reports, there's a price to pay. >> reporter: his family appliance store haseen open 40 years in virginia. and he knows what it looks like when business slows down, which has three times since september. do you see business dry up when the government shutdowns happen? >> even if there's just talk, we immediately see an impact. the minute a member of congress says they would rather shut down the government than approve a budget, next day we see a nose dive in the business we do. >> yet again spending money we don't have. >> reporter: congress' brinksmanship has rattled the millions of federal workers and contractors and military families who rely on a stable paycheck, including military spouse tanya murphy who told us in november she'd cut back on spending. we get paid eventually but in the meantime there's bills coming in. >> reporter: the congressional research report warned that federal workers may decrease spending as a result of not receiving a paycheck on time and there's fears a brief shutdown could jolt the stock market and economy. >> every single one

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