Let me be frank...I think from time to time we can greatly benefit from a government shutdown. When the congress gets too caught up in modern day politics, rather than what is truly good for the country in the long term, it takes a shut down to force them to reevaluate what is truly important. Besides, the U.S. government spends WAY more money than it actually has.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/us/politics/government-shutdown.html