Food Pantry Visits From Military Families Climb Over 30% Since Government Shutdown Began

[mister_coffee]

There is a heck of a difference between poor compensation and no compensation at all.

[Rideback]

Jingles, no doubt taxpayers should be outraged at this story as well as the low pay. Yet Rep Leader Mike Johnson has the House on recess and refuses to bring it back and has stated he will not negotiate with Dems. That's not a 'both sides are to blame' action. He has resisted the swearing in of the newly elected AZ Representative, for the simple reason that she would give the House its 218th vote to release the Epstein files. But she has been certified by her State and the people of AZ deserve to be represented by her vote.

[Jingles]

While the story is probably factual, can say from having served for 20+ years as an enlisted member of the USN, the story is cherry picking things to cause dissent and pull on heart strings
They don't mention that the pay for mid and low level enlisted personal is so low that even an E-6 (mid level enlisted) With 4 dependents, qualifies for food stamps and government assistance programs. That should be the story verses pulling on heart strings blaming the Gov shutdown. Citizens should be upset, no outraged at all members of Congress, yes both parties, that they resort to a CR to keep the government operating instead of having a budget in place by 1 Oct. Have often thought that there should be no Congressional recesses as long g as there is work to be done, especially getting a budget approved, used to think that if they can't get a budget the first ones to not get paid should be all members of Congress, but congressional members have lined their pockets so full that their congressional pay is nothing compared to what they get from other sources. (Lobbiest)

[mister_coffee]

https://www.military.com/daily-news/202 ... began.html

I think the history of what happens to governments that don't pay their soldiers is an ugly one.