Summary
The Pentagon warns that a potential government shutdown by Friday will halt military paychecks during the holidays unless Congress reaches a funding agreement.
Troops, including overseas and reserve forces, must continue reporting for duty unpaid, with federal civilian workers also affected.
The issue stems from House Republicans abandoning a spending plan after criticism from Donald Trump and Elon Musk over unrelated provisions, leaving lawmakers scrambling for an alternative.
Military leaders caution that this funding lapse will cause widespread disruptions, though such outcomes have been partially mitigated in past shutdowns.
Trump doesn’t care. He hates the military: https://lemmy.world/post/8041636
Republicans are so good at the economy and foreign policy guys. The best.
President Musk does not give a fuck.
I mean did the Republicans give a fuck any of the other times they lead a government shutdown?
They’ve been using it as a cudgel for years. Don’t want to pass our objectively ridiculous budget proposal? Fuck you, shut it all down. They plan this in advance. As long as nobody budges an inch on anything they can reliably use federal workers as hostages in their “negotiations”.
I know when I’m planning a hostile takeover of a world government I always piss off the military first thing. even better if you can do it by taking away their paychecks for Christmas.
Wait, did you think they wouldn’t blame the Dems?
Nothing ever happens.
Lmao Elon is just dangling their paycheck infront of them like a carrot on a stick
No worries. Just don’t vote for the draft dodging felon next time. If there is a next time.
If you voted for xelon, you deserve this. And the people around you who didn’t vote for him get to shove it in your face and blame you for their pain.
It’s a funny thought that the secret service is supposed to give their life to protect the president and the president elect. And now they are supposed to do so without pay.
That’s a bold move cotton.
Hopefully it helps the troops make the right call when the orange VP and President Musk declare marshall law.
Orange Musk probably hope that only loyalists will stay enlisted and everyone else quits.
Because, as we saw in Iraq, having large amounts of competent military personnel no longer in the military because of politics walking among the general public leads to good long term outcomes.
Are you seriously suggesting we try learning from the past?!?
A WITCH! BURN THEM!
Why are they calling Marshal that?
Lol, I fixed the auto capitalization but didn’t notice the spelling change.
Just turn it into severance. We need to cut the military
yes, just before a war.
such wise words…
War with who? The only war that will happen will be because of the incoming administration.
I mean, you kinda answered your own question. “What war?” “The war the incoming administration will probably start / pour fuel on is the only one I can think of”
It’s ok, they will pump AFN full of bullshit lies indicating Democrats somehow did this instead of Republicans.
From what the right Wings news sources are saying, “It’s the Dens fault the majority/ruling party can not get thier shit together”
Standard response. It’ll probably work.
Worked for McConnell. Fuck up everything, blame the president and/or democrats
Pretty sure they’ve always gotten paid after the fact. As long as everyone has plenty of savings to fall back on and this doesn’t happen over any major gift giving holidays …… clearly one of those disconnected from reality situations, where the people making this decision have the means for that to not be serious, even if they let themselves be affected
Good. Fuckem. Never seen a lazier lot than government employees, including military. Some of the kids they bring in start off hard working, but the old guard always corrects them into the old government standard. Do as little as possible to not get chewed out at the end of the day
Oh damn shucks oh no
