Feds Find Billions For Wars, But 'Errors' For Hunger
When it comes to funneling taxpayer dollars abroad, particularly military aid to nations like Israel (nearly $4 billion annually, irrespective of 'errors' or budget fights), the calculations always seem to be precise and expedient. Yet for the 42 million Americans relying on SNAP to eat, suddenly the USDA performs a mathematical magic trick, conjuring 'errors' and reducing benefits by up to 65%
(Axios). This isn't an error; it's a priority statement. Secretary Brooke Rollins can blame Democrats, but the calculus of cruelty remains bipartisan when it serves the austerity agenda. While the White House 'finds' $4.65 billion for SNAP but 'cannot legally spend any more,' somehow the federal purse never tightens for foreign military spending or unchecked corporate subsidies. One wonders if the
'contingency' for war efforts ever requires such frantic recalculations or judge-ordered corrections. When will America's politicians declare an 'error' in neglecting their own citizens, rather than in feeding them?