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16. Woohoo! Lapel pins was his jobs plan huh? A smokescreen for his jobs plan in China...

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US troops won't get paid during shutdown: Pentagon [View all] Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 OP

*lol* Hydra Sep 2013 #1

My Rainy Day fund has .89 cents, until pay day which I hope is on the 1st Heather MC Sep 2013 #5

Be very, very quiet, I'm hunting; greiner3 Sep 2013 #15

Maybe the "other" oh-so-cute water animal ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2013 #32

Awww, you caught me in the morning before my coffee! Hydra Sep 2013 #41

Hydra: Hydra Sep 2013 #40

The $89 billion is for contractors and the new war. tecelote Sep 2013 #30

'...couldn't enter into most new contracts...' The repuke's donors will be screaming now. freshwest Sep 2013 #2

^^^^^ What he/she said !!! ^^^^^ alittlelark Sep 2013 #10

That might just be the one savings grace of the whole debacle. delrem Sep 2013 #3

I just checked my bank account Heather MC Sep 2013 #4

Are you in the military? I think I read at the Army Times you're cool SaveAmerica Sep 2013 #13

The article states enlightenment Sep 2013 #51

The MIC rakes in the sweetheart Gov't $$$. And the grunts get stiffed. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #6

Wow! These Kids join to get an education, income, benefits etc inch4progress Sep 2013 #7

Now now. I'm sure that these Republicans have one of those Marie Marie Sep 2013 #9

Jeesh that takes me back......................Made in China Romney. inch4progress Sep 2013 #12

Woohoo! Lapel pins was his jobs plan huh? A smokescreen for his jobs plan in China... freshwest Sep 2013 #16

I guess USFS fire crews will not be getting paid, either. DemoTex Sep 2013 #8

Isn't fire fighting considered an essential service? SunSeeker Sep 2013 #11

I believe states have their own funding methods for fire suppression. Left Coast2020 Sep 2013 #18

They still don't get paid. They have to work and get an IOU. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #21

That blows. Well Boner sure isn't essential for life and safety. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #43

Rush Limbaugh Attacks Police and Firefighters for Contributing Nothing to the Economy freshwest Sep 2013 #48

Lots of troops will get evicted from rentals, be foreclosed upon, have cars repossessed... jmowreader Sep 2013 #14

And don't forget their children who will lose their friends and schools from moving. These disasters freshwest Sep 2013 #17

It'll be just like dumping a million-plus people on the unemployment line... jmowreader Sep 2013 #20

That sounds like justice, but they have plausible deniability. 'Ooh, we were only kidding!' freshwest Sep 2013 #23

this is awesome! peoli Sep 2013 #19

WTF NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #22

Nutmeg, I know the above poster is being sarcastic. At least one can hope. Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #26

Perhaps the poster is saying the article is awesome sakabatou Sep 2013 #29

What about that 93 billion they had for the 'free' war in Syria? grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #24

This is an attention grabbing inconsistency - dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #25

Yeah, they had enough extra for an entire war, but can't pay the troops... Wretch. grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #27

It would violate the Anti-Deficiency Act. nt BumRushDaShow Sep 2013 #36

Appropriations cannot be spent in a new fiscal year. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #37

Right. The money evaporates because of your sentence, lol. Where does it go? grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #42

Unused money gets returned to the treasury. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #44

No troops for that one. Remember? GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #33

Remind me again who exactly it is that supports these Republicants. Alkene Sep 2013 #28

Hmm. Men with guns and hungry families. When's the last time that combination ended well? n/t sarge43 Sep 2013 #31

TY. Thoughtful response and laughing at your sig line. freshwest Sep 2013 #45

Thank you. sarge43 Sep 2013 #46

To do list. GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #34

martial law nt NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #38

Does failure to pay them release troops from conscription? NT Trillo Sep 2013 #35

Nope, it doesn't work that way. And the GOP wants to follow their role models in Russia: freshwest Sep 2013 #47

There are no conscripts in the United States military. Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #53

It's a very bad idea to fail to pay your troops. n/t malthaussen Sep 2013 #39

"routine maintenance would have to stop" kentauros Sep 2013 #49

"What could possibly go wrong?" sarge43 Sep 2013 #50

None of us can count that high. kentauros Sep 2013 #54

Military will get paid tavernier Sep 2013 #52