How a government shutdown might affect you

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As the debate over control of the federal budget speeds the government toward a shutdown this weekend, many Georgians are likely wondering what effect a shutdown would have on local services provided by the federal government. The federal government pervades American life at all levels from mail delivery by the postal service to government checks for Social Security recipients and, most obviously and importantly, protection by the U.S. military and federal law enforcement agencies.

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