The Government shutdown has caused a few minor issues since the republicans decided to make this a major issue. One of the many effect's that has occurred since the Government shutdown, is the Military families do not receive death benefits while the government is shut down. There has been a total of five deaths since October 1st, 2013 and none of those families will be receiving any compensation because of the shutdown. These benefits include "$100,000 to families of those killed; a 12-month basic allowance for housing, usually given in a lump sum to survivors commensurate with the rank of the service member; and burial benefits" said Carol Woog.
A couple of days later, Congress passed the "Pay Our Military Act after the shutdown. It ensured that active duty soldiers and civilian support staff members were paid for their work." This is honestly the right thing to do. These men and woman are fighting for our country. The least we can do for their families is give them all the original benefits they should have received before the Government shut down.
The Author, Jennifer Steinhauer did a really good job reaching out to the audience of active and retired Military by bringing attention to the world on how the Government is treating its Militaries families. Jennifer's clearly states that she is against not paying military benefits. One of the main reasons citizens join the Military is the amazing benefits they offer. I completely agree that even though the government is shut down, we still need to give the Military benefits. Hopefully the Government will be back up and running soon, but until then we just have to keep crossing our fingers that we maintain order. The longer the Government stays down, the more issues and concerns we may have in our future
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