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What happens if the shutdown drags on. on.msnbc.com/2FlysBo (1/7)
By the end of February, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would be out of funding — meaning almost 40 million low-income Americans could find themselves struggling to pay for food, says the chief economist for the accounting firm RSM US. (2/7)
No-shows by airport workers — including TSA agents and air traffic controllers — would mean delays and canceled flights, hurting business dealings and tourism. nbcnews.to/2CbAtx0 (3/7)
Tourism would also continue to fall at national parks, a third of which were closed when the shutdown went into effect. Others were kept open — but, without staffing, human waste has piled up in bathrooms and along popular trails. (4/7)
The Food and Drug Administration has already stopped most food inspections, raising the risk of salmonella, E. coli and listeria outbreaks. nbcnews.to/2CbAtx0 (5/7)
The federal court system will run out of money by Jan. 18, and will have to cut back operations. (6/7)
The longer the shutdown goes on, the more likely it is to affect the stock market, experts say. nbcnews.to/2CbAtx0 (7/7) #NBCNewsThreads
