Military Families on Okinawa Report Food and Rent Struggles During Government Shutdown Despite Not Missing a Paycheck
I am not sure why servicemembers are struggling to pay rent or buy food when they have not missed a paycheck yet unlike their government civilian counterparts:
Visits to food pantries on U.S. military bases in Japan climbed in October during the federal government shutdown, according to an informal survey by Stars and Stripes. The Neighborhood Pantry at the Marine Corps’ Camps Foster and Kinser on Okinawa saw a steady rise in visits, said Angie Tomlin, the community support coordinator for both locations.
About 160 people visited the pantries in October, up from 146 in September and 122 in August, she said Tuesday at the Foster pantry. “We just hope this doesn’t last too long, because I feel like our island resources are going to run out at some point,” she said.
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“I am not sure why servicemembers are struggling to pay rent or buy food when they have not missed a paycheck yet…”
Say no more!
– they are playing the system, like most welfare, and are just using the news cycle as an excuse to get free shìt
– credit card debt based on an instant gratification mentality (with around half on enlisted rolling debt over every month)
– personal loan debt, either because “free cash” is easy to get once in the military or they joined the military because of existing debt
– car payment, generally with a predatory interest rate
– caught in the payday loan cycle that siphons a percentage of monthly pay
– worthless dependopotamus and a snotling or two
This is an easy problem to solve.
Reduced freedoms for the financially irresponsible to ensure less opportunities to squander limited funds.
Bonus: That applies to civilians as well.
– welfare recipients can’t vote
– assistance is only for basic item such as flour, beans, soylent green
– weight and drug testing
– no tvs, video games, phones, etc in public housing… textbooks are acceptable
– make EBT cards bright orange and an anouncement goes off in the supermarket when used
Too bad the policy is “no kings”. I have lots of solutions.
Soylent Green, eh? You could make a killing with that stuff…
You think this is stressful wait till the commie chinese missiles start landing…
Also, even though it’s not much anymore, they do receive COLA.