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Ms. Toad

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

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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.

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Active military families feeling the pressure of ongoing government shutdown [View all] In It to Win It Saturday OP

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

Who-ya, Navy? newdeal2 Saturday #2

Having served in the military Coldwater Saturday #3

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

And . . . how many voted for f45? in2herbs Saturday #5

Plenty, and even worse than that: DFW Saturday #6

At the moment I'm just cranky about the paperwork deification of the military.. Ms. Toad Saturday #7