22 States Hit Recession While Congress Funds Foreign Bloodshed
According to The Hill, citing Moody's Analytics, nearly half the US is either in recession or teetering on the brink. This comes as average Americans struggle with housing, healthcare, and basic necessities, all while the political class hand-wrings over their 'options.' Options, it seems, don't include re-evaluating the $14 billion in aid to Israel, overwhelmingly approved by Congress in April
2024 (H.R. 815). Rep. Ted Lieu, for example, who voted YES on that package, received $16,700 from AIPAC in 2022-2024, according to OpenSecrets.org. One might wonder if the economic woes of California, his home state, weigh as heavily as his commitment to foreign military expenditures. Funny how 'fiscal responsibility' only applies to social programs, never to endless war.