Military will get paid during U.S. federal "shutdown"

[Warren Dew]

Senate approves bill to pay military during shutdown

Senate Democrats are vowing to reject House Republicans' last-minute bid to delay ObamaCare by attaching new amendments to a must-pass spending bill.

But the Senate has accepted one Republican idea -- a bill that would pay the military in the event of a shutdown. The Senate easily approved the bill late Monday afternoon, as the government careened toward a possible shutdown.

The House unanimously passed that bill early Sunday morning. The bill would ensure that active-duty military -- as well as some civilians and Defense contractors -- get paid even if there's a shutdown.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09 ... -shutdown/

If we also get a shutdown, this will be a good first step towards returning to normal funding mechanisms, where Congress actually looks at what we're spending before approving it, instead of the Democratic Senate's preference for just continuing the last overinflated Pelosi budget for year after year with continuing resolutions.

Just think, we can finally get rid of farm subsidies, big payouts to big corporations, and all sorts of other pork barrel projects just by not passing them, now!

[JimC]

Unpaid military forces can get dangerous very quickly, so this is a sensible move...

[pErvinalia]

Senate approves bill to pay military during shutdown

Senate Democrats are vowing to reject House Republicans' last-minute bid to delay ObamaCare by attaching new amendments to a must-pass spending bill.

But the Senate has accepted one Republican idea -- a bill that would pay the military in the event of a shutdown. The Senate easily approved the bill late Monday afternoon, as the government careened toward a possible shutdown.

The House unanimously passed that bill early Sunday morning. The bill would ensure that active-duty military -- as well as some civilians and Defense contractors -- get paid even if there's a shutdown.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09 ... -shutdown/

If we also get a shutdown, this will be a good first step towards returning to normal funding mechanisms, where Congress actually looks at what we're spending before approving it, instead of the Democratic Senate's preference for just continuing the last overinflated Pelosi budget for year after year with continuing resolutions.

Just think, we can finally get rid of farm subsidies, big payouts to big corporations, and all sorts of other pork barrel projects just by not passing them, now!

What makes you think they'll do any of that? It's more likely they'll cut welfare to the poor and disadvantaged.

[Tyrannical]

The damn IRS will still collect taxes too.