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Active military families feeling the pressure of ongoing government shutdown (Original Post) In It to Win It Oct 2025 OP
I can imagine... it's crazy Stupid that they Cha Oct 2025 #1
Who-ya, Navy? newdeal2 Oct 2025 #2
Having served in the military Coldwater Oct 2025 #3
I'm glad there's more pressure - but military families are no more special than any other family not getting paid Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #4
And . . . how many voted for f45? in2herbs Oct 2025 #5
Plenty, and even worse than that: DFW Oct 2025 #6
At the moment I'm just cranky about the paperwork deification of the military.. Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #7

Cha

(318,835 posts)
1. I can imagine... it's crazy Stupid that they
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:15 AM
Oct 2025

don't get paid but those Fascist assholes in Congress do.

Coldwater

(1,263 posts)
3. Having served in the military
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:19 AM
Oct 2025

I can imagine what those families are going through and it's heartbreaking

Ms. Toad

(38,581 posts)
4. I'm glad there's more pressure - but military families are no more special than any other family not getting paid
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:23 AM
Oct 2025

because of this shut down. In fact many of them may be better off because they have access to base housing (with a landlord not likely to kick them out due to failure to pay rent) and commissaries with lower priced food.

Ms. Toad

(38,581 posts)
7. At the moment I'm just cranky about the paperwork deification of the military..
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 02:48 AM
Oct 2025

When there are owners similarly situated.

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