As payday for U.S. troops approaches, the government shutdown crisis is once again intensifying. If the congressional deadlock continues, the U.S. military will, on October 15, face the first large-scale delay in active-duty pay in modern history. This crisis stems from the long-standing partisan confrontation that the two parties have been unable to resolve. Since Congress failed to pass a stopgap funding bill before the start of the new fiscal year, the federal government has fallen into a shutdown dilemma with “no money to spend.” In this political game, key issues related to national security and public welfare, including military pay and healthcare funding, have become bargaining chips and stakes in partisan gambling.

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