Coast Guard Retirees Among Those Struggling To Make Ends Meet Amid Shutdown

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Retired members of the United States Coast Guard may not receive their monthly retirement checks if the government shutdown drags on, the Department of Homeland Security tells On Point.

The veterans are the latest group of people suffering the impact as the shutdown drags on. From roughly 800,000 federal workers facing pay freezes, to millions of Americans anticipating food stamp interruptions, the effects are piling up. National parks in disarray, more TSA workers calling out sick and a potential delay in tax refunds are also on the horizon.

On Monday's On Point hour about how the government shutdown is affecting day-to-day life for Americans, we shared a story from Coast Guard retiree Anthony Sederstrom, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, who brought this issue to our attention via email.

"The stress, worry, and utter nonsense of this shutdown is beginning to affect citizens of this country in many unseen ways," he wrote. "I am a 26-year veteran of the Coast Guard and although I received my retirement pay on the first of the year, February's pay is in question."

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http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/01/07/coast-guard-retirement-payments-government-shutdown