Government Shutdown: Soldiers Will Stop Getting Paid…

With the government shutdown looming, President Obama risks becoming the first Commander in Chief to put soldiers in combat and….not pay them. From Foreign Policy:

One consequence of a government shutdown — which will occur on April 8 unless Congress passes a new funding bill — is that members of the military will no longer be paid, even though they will continue to work and fight. And as legislators and the Obama administration struggle to avoid a shutdown, officials are preparing contingency plans to keep key national security and foreign policy activities running when the money tap runs dry.

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