What's Changing, What's Not, in a Shutdown

A look at how the government shutdown will affect you.

Breaking Down the Shutdown - At the stroke of Midnight on Tuesday the U.S. government partially shut down, making the nation wonder how it will affect their daily lives. The Associated Press takes a look at what’s changing and what’s not in the government shut down. — Associated Press (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Park It - This: Washington's paralysis will be felt early on in distant lands as well as in the capital; namely, at national parks. All park services will close. Campers have 48 hours to leave their sites. Additionally, The Statue of Liberty in New York, the loop road at Acadia National Park in Maine, Skyline Drive in Virginia, and Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park, home of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, will be off limits(Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Don't Pack Up So Soon - BUT NOT THIS: At some parks, where access is not controlled by gates or entrance stations, people can continue to drive, bike and hike. People won't be shooed off the Appalachian Trail, for example, and parks with highways running through them, like the Great Smokies, also are likely to be accessible. Officials won't scour the entire 1.2 million-acre Grand Canyon park looking for people; those already hiking or camping in the backcountry and on rafting trips on the Colorado River will be able to complete their trips. The care and feeding of the National Zoo's animals will all go on as usual. (Photo: Norm Shafer/For the Washington Post)Are People Living in Poverty Unemployed Due to Illness and Inability to Find Work? - According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 56 percent of those who were unemployed in 2010 did not work due to illness, disability, retirement, or an inability to find work. (Photo: Dave Einsel/Getty Images)

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Breaking Down the Shutdown - At the stroke of Midnight on Tuesday the U.S. government partially shut down, making the nation wonder how it will affect their daily lives. The Associated Press takes a look at what’s changing and what’s not in the government shut down. — Associated Press (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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