Now Lee Terry (R-NE) will give up his paycheck during the shutdown

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7. Cape Hatteras National Seashore CLOSED

The locals who rely on tourism -- October 1 is the beginning of the fall fishing season -- aren't going to get any tourism dollars held. The long stretch of beach is closed. Going to the beaches and fishing is what people want to do this time of year. Now they can't do that. The state parks are open, but you have to check and see what is state and what is national, which is annoying. I get the feeling that the local economy depends on tourism dollars to make it through the year. We got warm, even grateful, welcomes in each place we shopped or ate. We went in one store by error and I hated the disappointed looks when we all realized we were in the wrong place. And that was Tuesday. What is going to happen as this selfish farce goes on? And if the government is shut down, why the hell are the people who shut it down getting paid and letting their constituents suffer like that? Reminds me of Animal Farm: "some of us are more equal than others"