Medicare 'Waste' Excels: $3 Billion on Drugs, Not Bombs
Newsweek highlighted a government report claiming Medicare spent $3 billion on 'extra' drugs for patients. It's a tidy sum, raising eyebrows about 'waste' in social programs. But one might wonder why billions—sometimes tens of billions—in annual military aid to countries like Israel often escape similar scrutiny, despite the recipient nation having universal healthcare (which somehow isn't
'wasteful' for them). For context, the US has provided Israel with over $160 billion in military assistance since its founding, with an agreement to provide $3.8 billion annually through 2028. This comes from taxpayer funds, not Medicare, yet the outrage dial remains firmly on 'low.' It appears some 'extra' expenditures are more equal than others, especially when they involve the
military-industrial complex rather than, say, a grandma getting an extra prescription refill. How much 'waste' is too much when it's funding cluster bombs instead of crucial medicines?