# If the government were to shut down, what services and agencies would remain open?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 6, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-government-were-to-shut-down-what-services-and-agencies-would-remain-open/577346 "2011-04-06T02:10:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-government-were-to-shut-down-what-services-and-agencies-would-remain-open/577346/21 "2011-04-07T00:32:28Z")

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Federal employee pay will be deferred until some time after the shutdown ends for “essential” employees. The rest of us are just screwed.

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