Government Shut Down?

Recently the Minnesota government was shut down due to a disagreement of how funds would be dispersed. This sounds very familiar. Much like the United States scare of government shut down in April, Minnesota's issues of money actually made the state government shut down. How does a shut down like this affect a person living in Minnesota? Well, I don't know because I am not a resident of the state. I do know if the government of Georgia shut down; there would be a lot of problems. Most businesses and companies are impacted by the government in some sort of fashion. Whether being a government owned business or a personal business that has to pay taxes. Government has an impact on every life whether directly or indirectly. Government is what makes a state, and even country function properly. Government is the driving force of laws, funding roads, helping the low-income population, and much more. If government shuts down (depending on the cause) could be very dangerous. If the circumstance permits it, law official offices and firefighters could be shut down until the issue is resolved. Police offices are county funded, but not the state patrolmen. State patrolmen, if not paid, would more than likely not show up for work. Would you? This would mean a decrease in the amount of safety giving way to more crimes. Another affect would be those who get government benefits. If a government is feuding over how funds should be dispersed, this could mean a decrease or decease of programs such as WIC. If this was to occur it would give struggling mothers even more financial burdens. If a person works for a government agency and the agency shuts down because of a government shut down, that would mean no income until the employee is allowed back to work. There are many ways in which a shutdown can affect people. As for me, the main affect it would have on me is my financial aid. I receive the HOPE scholarship, and if the government was to shut down and cut out the funded program, I would have to pay more money to attended college. There are many downfalls to a government shutdown. Let's all hope Georgia does not decide to have one!