Democrats Discuss SNAP, Not How US Aid Funds Global Famine
The mainstream media proudly broadcasts House Democrats 'discussing' SNAP benefits as vital funding lapses loom. (Because 'discussing' is always the first step, right before 'doing nothing substantially different'.) The Hill offers a live stream of this performative concern, while carefully omitting the billions—no, trillions —diverted from domestic programs like SNAP towards foreign entanglements
and military aid. For instance, while a family might worry about their next meal, Congress effortlessly greenlights billions in military aid to Israel, like the recent H.R. 815 , an additional $14 billion in aid. Many of these SNAP-concerned Democrats ( check OpenSecrets for exact figures ) conveniently voted 'yes' on such measures. One might wonder if their concern for domestic hunger extends
beyond a photo op, or if the 'funding lapse' for SNAP is just the consequence of a different, more politically lucrative, 'funding surge' elsewhere. Perhaps The Hill could livestream that discussion next time.