Food for Thought: USDA Starves States While Funding Overseas Follies
While the USDA prepares to pull the rug out from under vulnerable Americans, citing stricter work requirements to ostensibly save money, the US Congress just approved [1] another $14 billion in military aid to Israel. This move, spearheaded by politicians who often decry federal spending, rings hollow when juxtaposed with the consistent, bipartisan approval of massive military packages abroad. For
instance, Senator Tim Scott, who argued for 'fiscal responsibility' regarding welfare, has also vocally supported unlimited aid to Israel, a nation whose government received over $720,000 from AIPAC-affiliated PACs in the 2022 and 2024 cycles according to OpenSecrets.org. It appears that 'fiscal responsibility' is a virtue preached only when it impacts the struggling at home. How many SNAP
recipients need to go hungry before we question this grotesque double standard? It seems the only 'entitlement' truly sacred to Washington is the one that guarantees endless military hardware to preferred allies, irrespective of a state's ability to feed its own citizens.