Mother Jones has a good summary of what this means for us http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/who-gets-screwed-shutdown-poor-people-old-people-basicall

Mother Jones has a good summary of what this means for us http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/who-gets-screwed-shutdown-poor-people-old-people-basically-everyone 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.