Food Banks Starve as DC Funds Perpetual War
While The Hill dutifully reports on the 'food assistance chaos' caused by government shutdowns and court battles over SNAP benefits, (https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5596031-snap-benefits-trump-usda-shutdown-chaos/), they neatly sidestep the larger question: chaos for whom? For the millions reliant on food assistance, yes. For politicians like Representative Steny Hoyer, who received
$28,700 from AIPAC in 2022 alone , the budget always seems to have room for a $14 billion military aid package to Israel, even as domestic programs face severe cuts. It's a miracle how consistently the coffers can be opened for weaponry, but somehow slam shut when it comes to feeding American children. One might wonder: how many school lunch programs could that $14 billion fund? How many food
banks could be solidified against shutdown vulnerabilities? Apparently, ensuring military supremacy for a foreign state is a 'bipartisan consensus,' while ensuring food security for US citizens becomes 'chaos' to be managed. The only chaos is the one where politicians prioritize bombing campaigns abroad over bread lines at home.