Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years

Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by clumsysmurf on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @01:32AM (#6474303)

Mother Jones has a good summary of what this means for us

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/who-gets-screwed...

Some things that surprised me:

* Campers: People living (or vacationing) in national parks and forests will have 48 hours to relocate.

* People who make money off tourists: Shuttered national parks are bad news for the hotels, restaurants, and other attractions that feed off them.

* Employers: The Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify program will be offline for the duration of the shutdown.

* @CuriosityRover: 98 percent of NASA's staff will be furloughed, and the agency's website and live-streams will go dark.

and plenty of more serious things mentioned in the article like

* People on food assistance: The USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) will stop making payments on October 1.

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by joeyo on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @01:50AM (#6474374)

Also NOAA: http://governmentshutdown.noaa.gov/

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by xerophtye on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @01:43AM (#6474353)

I thought the functions like MediCare and veteran's support program etc were still in effect because the yare paid out in advance. So doesn't that cover food assistance?

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by base698 on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @01:42AM (#6474348)

I keep wondering if the campers have to leave but the rangers aren't working, then how do they force them to leave?

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Re:Federal Government Begins First Shutdown In 17 Years by jlgreco on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @08:24PM (#6479920)

Rangers are technically law enforcement right? They are probably "essential personnel".

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