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

Cha

(314,922 posts)
1. I can imagine... it's crazy Stupid that they
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:15 AM
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don't get paid but those Fascist assholes in Congress do.

Coldwater

(374 posts)
3. Having served in the military
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:19 AM
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I can imagine what those families are going through and it's heartbreaking

Ms. Toad

(37,851 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
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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

(37,851 posts)
7. At the moment I'm just cranky about the paperwork deification of the military..
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 02:48 AM
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When there are owners similarly situated.

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