This ripples into the banking industry. The travel company won't get the commission for the summer trip. Liberty House won't sell jeans and running shoes. The computer store won't sell the computer the family was saving for. The new weed whacker has to wait.
Nothing goes into savings.
The state saves lots of money every day it doesn't pay the teachers. But if teachers' money isn't circulating in the community, the state will collect a lot less tax money. Worldwide perception will grow that we are a shaky place to visit or do business. The six years the governor has worked to improve our economy may result in zero net gain because of the business damage of a strike. Yet it can waste millions on unneeded projects like an aquarium.