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3. Here's what a government shutdown could affect around the country

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:57 PM

Sep 30

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/g-s1-90732/government-shut-down

If there is a shutdown, as many 4 million federal employees, including some service members, could go without a paycheck. Hundreds of thousands -- including airport security officers, air traffic controllers and certain members of the military -- will be deemed essential workers and told to come to work anyway. ICE agents also go without pay. National parks could close and the Smithsonian museums also typically close within a few days.

Roughly 2 million troops could be forced to work without pay next month, including hundreds of members of the National Guard Trump has deployed to U.S. cities.

Federal contractors, including hourly workers such as janitors and security guards, are not required to work and are also not guaranteed backpay. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill would continue to get paid their $174,000 annual salaries.

more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-us-government-may-shut-down-at-midnight-heres-what-to-know/ar-AA1NAOtm

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This may well be the end of federal government as we know it today, worse than even this sorry state [View all] bigtree Sep 30 OP

oh jeez. I guess it's time to roll over and pack up and move on. marble falls Sep 30 #1

if you have any vulnerabilities that you rely on the government to assist or aid in bigtree Sep 30 #2

I'm on VA, I've had two major surgeries for cancer plus a series of tumorectomies and two series of ... marble falls Oct 1 #4

Here's what a government shutdown could affect around the country bigtree Sep 30 #3

Don't expect this administration to work with banks and financial institutions haele Oct 1 #13

THEY. FUCKING. PLANNED. FOR. THIS. Initech Oct 1 #5

yep bigtree Oct 1 #8

They. Have. Already. Done. Mass. Firings. themaguffin Oct 1 #6

there. will. be. many. more. bigtree Oct 1 #7

No shit. There will be more - whether there is a shutdown or not. themaguffin Oct 1 #9

but there is a shutdown bigtree Oct 1 #11

yes, there is a shutdown themaguffin Oct 1 #12

Not even trying to hide the coup. lindysalsagal Oct 1 #10

Hate to live in a state without strong back up Johonny Oct 1 #14