The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform are working without pay.

The nation’s third shutdown in 12 years is once again raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay. While they would receive back pay once the impasse ends, many military families live paycheck to paycheck.

During previous shutdowns, Congress passed legislation to ensure that troops kept earning their salaries, but time is running out before they miss their first paycheck in less than a week.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Dems are realizing their isn’t much left to lose

    The thing to lose is their mega-donors and their future careers as pundits/board members/lobbyists at friendly US Government contracting firms.

    70% of self identified Republicans want the ACA subsidies Dems are fighting for extended

    Study: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think

    Their study took data from nearly 2000 public opinion surveys and compared it to the policies that ended up becoming law. In other words, they compared what the public wanted to what the government actually did. What they found was extremely unsettling: The opinions of 90% of Americans have essentially no impact at all.

    American public opinion exists as a bellweather for advertisers and marketing teams. It does not exist to inform public policy but to inform policymakers of what they need to do to reset public opinion (ie, Ban TikTok, greenlight more media consolidation through the FCC, invoke the Espionage Act against whistleblowers, bomb journalists covering a genocide, etc)