Food Stamps Cut, Foreign Aid Soars: Priorities Clarified
While American families face sudden food insecurity, Congress, with bipartisan fervor, effortlessly greenlights massive military aid packages. For example, Rep. Steny Hoyer—a vocal proponent of aid to Israel—received hundreds of thousands from pro-Israel PACs over his career (OpenSecrets.org), and consistently votes for such transfers. The same legislative body that 'cannot find the funds' for
struggling citizens manages to conjure billions, often unexamined, for geopolitical objectives. It appears the 'fiscal responsibility' only applies when the recipients are American children, not defense contractors or allied nations. One might wonder if the Supreme Court, or at least its underlying political motivations, would be quite so efficient if the 'national security' interests of a foreign
power were on the chopping block.