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In It to Win It

(12,809 posts) Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:02 AM Oct 2025

Active military families feeling the pressure of ongoing government shutdown

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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

(320,554 posts)

1. I can imagine... it's crazy Stupid that they

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:15 AM

Oct 2025

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

newdeal2

(5,601 posts)

2. Who-ya, Navy?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:18 AM

Oct 2025

Donald doesn’t pay his debts.

Coldwater

(1,343 posts)

3. Having served in the military

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:19 AM

Oct 2025

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

Ms. Toad

(38,818 posts)

4. I'm glad there's more pressure - but military families are no more special than any other family not getting paid

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

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.

in2herbs

(4,531 posts)

5. And . . . how many voted for f45?

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 11, 2025, 02:18 AM

Oct 2025

DFW

(60,429 posts)

6. Plenty, and even worse than that:

Reply to in2herbs (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 11, 2025, 02:24 AM

Oct 2025

They would do it again, given the chance.

Ms. Toad

(38,818 posts)

7. At the moment I'm just cranky about the paperwork deification of the military..

Reply to in2herbs (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 11, 2025, 02:48 AM

Oct 2025

When there are owners similarly situated.

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