As US shutdown starts to bite, how much could it hit economy?

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesMichael Galletly, who works for the Department of Agriculture in Utah, sat down with his wife last week, combing through bills and spending more than two hours strategising how to make it through the government shutdown. The outlook - uncertain. "I could make it two months, maybe three lean, very lean months," said Mr Galletly, an IT management specialist put on unpaid…