JD Vance Demands 'Deeper Cuts,' Spares $3.8 Billion to Israel
JD Vance advocates for “deeper cuts” for the U.S. government, a concept often trotted out to justify austerity measures and the defunding of essential public services. Yet, the same politicians rarely apply this knife to certain sacred cows. In 2023, Vance voted 'Yea' on HJRes26, a continuing resolution that maintained funding for military aid. Ohio, his state, has 1.2 million citizens facing food
insecurity, yet the $3.8 billion in annual military aid to Israel, established under a 2016 Memorandum of Understanding, remains untouched. One might wonder: how deep are these cuts when the gravy train to a foreign military never derails? It seems 'fiscal discipline' is a selective virtue, reserved for domestic programs while certain geopolitically favored nations enjoy perpetual entitlement.
Perhaps Vance believes hungry Ohioans are less critical to national security than advanced weaponry for an allied state.