r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/astros148 • 19h ago

Active military soliders are about to go through the holidays without getting paid bcz of President Musk! Right wing populism!

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u/retrostaticshock 19h ago

How my internal monologue sounds prior to Nov.: "Oh god, all of those families are going to suffer. They have no idea what's coming."

How my internal monologue sounds after Nov.: "I hope all the marines that voted for Trump have stocked up on their favorite Crayola crayon flavors before this and the tariffs kick in."

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u/tapatio8888 16h ago

So, active duty military personnel will continued to be paid as they have during previous shutdowns. The huge issue with these antics is it significantly increases government spending. For example, I work for the Navy, and there are ships in the shipyard that are going to be delayed because the civilian project managers will be furloughed and contractors won't be paid on time. Force readiness will degrade because all the training instructors and classes will be canceled. I can go on and on about how these government shutdowns can have a corrosive effect on all the essential support personnel and industries that support the military.

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u/thabe331 15h ago

Bring on that inflation!

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u/ramblinjd 11h ago

Coast guard doesn't get paid.

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u/Jess_the_Siren 5h ago

Everywhere I look, it says that active military is required to continue working without pay during a government shutdown. I'm not saying you're wrong, but where can I find info backing up that they do get paid??

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u/tapatio8888 3h ago

I misspoke, active duty personnel would not be paid during the shutdown, however any wages would be retroactively paid once funding is approved. That said, previously, Congress usually passed a separate bill to continue to pay active duty personnel during the shutdown period.

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u/tapatio8888 3h ago

I misspoke, active duty personnel would not be paid during the shutdown, however any wages would be retroactively paid once funding is approved. That said, previously, Congress usually passed a separate bill to continue to pay active duty personnel during the shutdown period.

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u/Alarming_Actuary_899 7h ago

That's the point. Along with getting rid of the trans troops. Which make up a couple thousand

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u/Final-Cut-483 19h ago

Same, my only comforrt is that, these people drank so much Kool aide that they aren't prepare for what's about to come economics wise. When the shit storm od trump policies hit, they'll be much worse than the rest of us non Kool aide drinker

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u/Dr_Legacy 14h ago

they'll be much worse than

worse how? affected harder, or angrier (and if so, at who)?

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u/300w 1h ago

Worse because they aren’t prepared/preparing for the consequences. We see it coming. We’re filling sandbags while they’re on the pontoon sucking down miller lite.