BREATHE EASY: Even If The Government Is Shut Down, We Can Still Mint The Coin

This afternoon, disquiet washed over the Business Insider newsroom as we considered a scenario. What if the government shuts down tomorrow and stays shut down all the way through Oct. 17, when the federal government hits its debt limit? Will it still be possible to mint the trillion-dollar coin, or will U.S. Mint staff have been deemed "non-essential" and sent home? You can breathe easy. Even during a government shutdown, minting the coin is possible. A government shutdown only affects governmen...