A shutdown that would halt pay for military families and government workers comes at a particularly precarious time for many households that are already struggling financially....
The military personnel will not be paid during the shutdown just like the government employees. DoD personnel that are emergency essential will have to keep working but that is a small fraction of the civilian workforce. Yes, everyone will be paid backpay (including furloughed civilians), but the point is that a lot of people cannot financially handle getting their paycheck late. Especially when there is no idea when the government will start back up.
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Pay for millions of federal workers is at risk with a looming government shutdown (www.nbcnews.com)
A shutdown that would halt pay for military families and government workers comes at a particularly precarious time for many households that are already struggling financially....