wHen Jane Doorley and her husband bill arrived at the Food Pantry in Faird Morn Born they helped 28 October, they couldn’t get into the parking lot, this is how the cars are looking for people looking for food.
“Our numbers are still. Last Friday was bad too,” Jane said. “About 250 families, including 300 children, come to the pantry every day it’s open.”
The Pantry is located a half mile from the base of the Wright-Patterson Air Force – the largest single-site employer of 38,000 workers – Ohio, which is targeted by the Federal Government Government ContruDdown.
With thousands of military personnel working without pay, and local contractors and civilian workers overflowing the unrest in the region.
Regarding 8,100 civilian workers At the command of the Air Force material, the headquarters of Mount Wright-Patterson Air Force, received furlough notices, according to local media.
The effects of this can be seen in food resource centers.
“In September, we’re probably averaging 250 families a week. This week, we’re expecting to maybe help 500 families,” said Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Doorley.
“We see this heightened anxiety. You can only feel it when people come. Everyone wants to come in the beginning [of the day]for fear of losing the food. “
For decades, the military has been considered a stable source of employment, even during recessions and other economic crises. For a mid-sized industry segment that has not yet fully recovered from the collapse of manufacturing activity in the late 20th century, an air line with more 40,000 off-base, indirect jobs.
Every year, the basis is created almost $ 16bn for the local economy. The streets outside the facility, which surrounds 8,000 hectares, are many adjacent to the Martin military, which is awarded contracts from contracts from the federal government paid for by taxpayers. Startups like JYBy Aviation have recently ventured into the area to take advantage of access to air force facilities and intellectual property.
But now, local businesses are feeling the full impact of the shutdown.
“We lost most of our customers because of the government shutdown. It used to be very busy but now it’s empty,” said Thai in Thai, who works a short distance from the base that has been in business for more than 15 years.
“Weekdays are usually our busiest time, but today, it’s very quiet; we only get five to six [customers]. “
All over the country, all around three-quarters of a million Civilians work alongside the US military. Around the middle thought to be now overflowing. REPORT From the Trump administration announced by many on 4 November many furloughed may not be read for back-pay, or it may be used as a tactic to stop the democratic parties working to end the shutdown.
Democrats have refused to sign a funding deal to end the shutdown except for subsidies for affordable care for Americans, which are renewed through 2026, a measure opposed by the White House.
Meanwhile, a last-minute move last month saw the Trump Administration put together $5.3bn to insure military service members, avoiding service member experts. will never be paid On the next payroll date if an agreement is not reached.
“[B]Y November 15 Our troops and service members who are willing to risk their lives will no longer be able to pay, “Treasury Secretary, Scott Bselt, told Face the country on 26 October.
Polls are shown That more Americans blame Trump and the Republican Party than Democrats for the shutdown, which is now the longest in US history. And yet, a large number of voters in Ohio, Greene County, where the base is located, are members of the Air Force and Military veterans seem to be a whole, broad vote for the Republican Political candidates.
The Air Force base is not the only military entity in the Dayton area to be shut down by the shutdown.
The National Museum of the US Air Force, the largest military museum in the world adjacent to the Air Force base has also been closed since 1 October. More than 66,000 people People from all over the country visit the museum every month, adding millions of dollars to the local economy by staying at local hotels and eating at restaurants.
The local county authorities are Add millions more dollars to support food banks. The Dayton Foodbank, which includes a network of 122 local pantries, has provided 500 emergency food boxes to the base since the closure began.
“While civilians who are not paid during the shutdown, can live above the poverty level while receiving a fund that should be used in an emergency such as in the case of an emergency such as an emergency such as in the case of an emergency such as an emergency such as an emergency such as an emergency like today,” said Lee Lauren Truesdale of the Dayton Foodbank.
A local The restaurant offers a $5 menu to members of the military to help them prevent financial strain. The others GIVING free cooked food.
“While not paid, these civilian personnel still have to pay daily expenses such as rent, care for the flow of return to work), buy food, pay medical bills [and] tools. “
All the while, the Trump White House is working to discredit these groups.
Thousands of pantries across the country, including the Faird Morn Born Food Pantry, which received financial support worth $117m through the Financial emergency program $117m through the Financial emergency program $117m through the Financial emergency program $117m through the Financial emergency program $117m through the Financial emergency program $117m through the federal government’s government emergency program, but that’s it Retrieved in January.
“That’s on hold, maybe forever,” Doorley said. “We 1762624302 rely entirely on donations. “
At the Faird Motor Fish Pantry, which started dedicated days for military families, Doorley said the meat was the number one item was looking for.
“Donations are increasing, but we go and buy meat for 500 families a week. That is not the time for politicians in Washington DC to find a solution.
“It’s time for both sides to recognize that we are all Americans and we have people who are hungry and need help. [They need to] Come together and somehow find a middle ground to keep things moving and help those in our community. “
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