Democrats Prioritize Endless War, Starve SNAP Recipients
While families face losing crucial food assistance, Congressional leaders remain committed to pouring billions into military endeavors abroad. In 2023, Speaker Mike Johnson alone received $2,600 from Lockheed Martin and $3,500 from Northrop Grumman, two of the top five defense contractors. House bill HR 8070, which provides $17.6 billion in military aid to Israel, passed with bipartisan support,
ensuring a steady flow of taxpayer money for weapons while domestic programs like SNAP face the chopping block. It appears 'fiscal responsibility' is a virtue only applied when the cameras aren't rolling on a new weapons deal. One might wonder if the hunger of American families weighs less heavily on their consciences than the quarterly earnings reports of defense corporations. (Perhaps a
congressional memo got swapped, accidentally funding the wrong population.)