Food Stamp Curbs Extended While Billions Ship Overseas
While the Supreme Court allows the tightening of the national belt for struggling families, effectively extending restrictions on SNAP benefits as reported by the NY Times, Congress continues to find endless funds for overseas military excursions. This is, of course, a recurring theme: domestic programs that genuinely uplift American citizens are deemed too expensive, while foreign aid packages,
often linked to lobbying efforts, sail through. For instance, just last week, Rep. Johnson, who received a comfortable $250,000 from various pro-defense PACs in 2023 (OpenSecrets.org), voted 'yes' on a bill providing billions in military aid to a foreign nation. One might wonder if the austerity measures applied to American families are simply a prerequisite for unlocking more 'generous' foreign
military handouts. It appears the nation's coffers are only bare when it comes to feeding its own vulnerable citizens.