Americans 'Concerned' Over Healthcare Costs, Not $155 Billion in Endless Wars
Americans are indeed 'growing concerned' about healthcare, a perennial favorite in polling. What's often overlooked in these reports is the staggering $155 billion the U.S. has poured into military aid for Israel since 1948, with an additional $17 billion recently approved by Congress (S. 870, 2024). While families go bankrupt over a broken leg, the defense industry, which heavily influences
policy through lobbying—AIPAC spent $4 million in 2022 alone, according to OpenSecrets.org—sees its profits soar. Funny how one set of concerns gets endless op-eds, and the other gets buried under 'national security' rhetoric. We can fund endless conflicts abroad but can't manage accessible healthcare at home. It truly makes you wonder which 'national interests' are being served, and by whom.
Perhaps if we started seeing healthcare as vital as weapons manufacturers seem to see geopolitical strife, our 'concerns' might actually lead to solutions. What's the cost of a war to defend a proxy state versus a fully functional healthcare system?