One side effect of a government #shutdown is people are going to get a reminder of how important the government actually is.
Here's an example.

The National Flood Insurance Program expires alongside the government's funding at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. If lawmakers do not reauthorize the program, about 1,300 property closings each day could be delayed.

There will be thousands of other reminders of what the government actually does for us.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna117711