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In reply to the discussion: How has the shutdown affected you so far? [View all]RebelOne
(30,947 posts)56. The VA disability is the sole income of my sister and her husband.
And my sole income is my SS. If those checks stop coming, we are going to be in deep doo-doo.
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A family member needs to sell her house and I think it's going to be hard to get mortgages.
factsarenotfair
Oct 2013
#1
My is a civilian worker at a military hospital, and is now working without pay....
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#2
Um, you think that people are suffering from the shutdown is "tinfoil hat" material?
Aerows
Oct 2013
#25
He was linking the weird phone calls he never gets to maybe the FCC not doing thier job
sammytko
Oct 2013
#34
All our income comes from military retirement and VA disability compensation - his statement
sammytko
Oct 2013
#38
I read today that USAA, if your military pay is direct depost to USAA, ...
JustABozoOnThisBus
Oct 2013
#58
i prefer to diversify just in case of fluctuations or worse, also try to have as small a tax print
loli phabay
Oct 2013
#37
Friends have been furloughed and NOAA buoys repair/maintainance and repair has been stopped
uppityperson
Oct 2013
#20
I am one pissed off mfr. Friends out of work, worried about a poor old mother and a kid struggling
lonestarnot
Oct 2013
#52