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10 things that could ruin your day if the government shuts down

Date: April 7, 2011

Author: Emanuella Grinberg

QUOTE: Roughly 800,000 federal workers won't get paid because they're considered nonessential and therefore, the first to be furloughed... Troops, including those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, may not be paid on time... A government shutdown doesn't actually save taxpayers money.

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• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
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• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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