No death benefits for military during shutdown
In the event of a government shutdown, the Pentagon would have to delay payments of the $100,000 death benefit that families receive if a military service member dies in the line of duty, a senior defense official said Friday,
Families would get the money eventually after the government re-opens, but they could have problems paying expenses, including for the funerals, the official said, adding that the Pentagon will reach out to various military aid agencies to help those who need it.
Another in the long line of horror stories telling us a government shutdown is going to be a disaster. The question these stories don’t ask, of course, is, “A disaster compared to what?”
Like driving the country over a cliff by continuing business as usual?
I haven’t heard any report of any bad outcome from a government shutdown that comes close to comparing to what will happen to the nation if the Republicans don’t stand firm on spending cuts.
