The Shut Down

I don't think there's a military spouse out there that hasn't been watching the news or at least tracking the news online about the government shutting down. But most of us probably had doubts that the government would actually stop paying us, or maybe we just really really hoped that they'd resolve whatever issues that are keeping them from paying us.

Well.. today, Leave and Earnings statements are out.. these are like paystubs for all you non-military folk out there. And they say that we will only be receiving half of what we're supposed to.

Congratulations government: you've just pissed off the most powerful group of people in the world: Military Spouses.

I've heard that this fiasco isn't getting resolved because of different bills waiting to be passed, about disagreements between the parties, different ideas about what in the budget should be cut...Are you kidding me?  This is about a power trip between a bunch of law-makers, all with wedgies, trying to decide how to get the upper hand for the next elections. Who do you think the military will be voting for the next time around? ..the person who stopped paychecks or the person who laid out a reasonable budget for the military? Reasonable. If they said we're cutting your pay by a hundred bucks a month for the next year. well.. suck, but that's be a whole shit load better than them saying we don't know when you'll get your next paycheck.

The law says that Obama, our Congress members and Senators pay cannot be effected by a government shut down because they are essential people so they should get paid. But they can refuse to accept that pay... and a few Senator's have decided to do just that.. what do you think happens to that money if they refuse it? What do you think would happen if all the deployed soldiers around the world stopped working at midnight when this shut down is official? ...I bet somebody in the government would start thinking that soldiers are also essential.

I'd sure like some of Obama's $400,000 salary since the next paycheck we'll receive will be right about $500. And when will we be receiving a paycheck after that? ...man, that's a good question.

This has happened before. This has happened all over history. George Washington's troops went without pay. food. clothes... so we'll be alright...right? Eventually they'll figure out how to pay us.. maybe they'll ask China for a loan. Maybe I should ask China for a loan. I have better credit at this point.