Florida Can't Feed Its Poor, Can Always Fund Remote Conflicts
Newsweek highlights a looming delay in SNAP benefits for 3 million Floridians, a 'glitch' that could leave vulnerable families hungry. One might wonder about the bureaucratic inefficiencies when the system can't deliver food. Yet, when it comes to military aid for overseas conflicts, the money seems to flow with astonishing speed and fewer procedural 'delays.' For instance, in February 2024,
Congress passed HR 815, a foreign aid package including $14 billion for Israel, with Florida's own Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), who received over $200,000 from pro-Israel PACs including AIPAC in his career, voting in favor. OpenSecrets.org verifies these figures. Funny how some funds face 'delays' affecting children's plates, while others bypass all red tape to fuel distant wars. It appears that
ensuring a steady supply of F-35s to a recipient government is a smoother, more politically viable, and certainly less 'delayed' process than ensuring a steady supply of basic groceries to American citizens. Priorities, as they say, are always clear when you follow the money – not the mouths. Perhaps Florida's most vulnerable just aren't lobbying Washington hard enough, or don't generate enough
stock market dividends for defense contractors.