Your Welcome America

So today is the day, the day the government might shut down and my husband, my FAMILY will not get paid. We live pay check to pay check as it is and now they want to make it harder on us. We are already on WIC and we qualify for food stamps (we are not on them yet but we qualify). The first sad thing is that we as a military family even qualify for these programs.... they should pay us enough to be self sufficient and they obviously don't. Now if the government cant get along and make a budget we have to pay (literally) for that.

My husband has been in the Army for 6 years now and has been to Iraq twice (total of 27 months) he missed the first year of his first child's life and he lost close friends. he learned to speak Arabic and was taut how to handle himself in a combat situation all for this country. To say thank you this country has threatened to take away part of his pay until further notice... well your welcome America! Your welcome for the freedom, your welcome for the safety, your welcome for the sacrifice!but YOUR not welcome to my pay check!

If i were in the military i would not be at work tomorrow (if this shut down happens) no one else is expected to work for free so why should my husband. I would not be upset or surprised if a lot of soldiers no show tomorrow and if the soldiers that are currently over seas just put down their weapons and say they are not fighting today. But i KNOW for the most part they wont becasue they are HERO'S they fight for our freedom and for our safety and they still will, without pay, becasue they know if they dont that puts THEIR families in danger.

They have the stress of fighting a war and staying in shape and keeping their moth shut, now our government is going to add the stress of wondering if their families are going to have dinner for the rest of the week and be able to pay their bills?

again,
YOUR WELCOME AMERICA!
a concerned Army Wife