Senate Denies Workers Pay, Finds Money for Foreign Wars
While politicians haggle over the basic salaries of federal employees, plunging families into financial uncertainty, vital foreign aid packages sail through with bipartisan support. In 2023 alone, the US committed over $3 billion in security assistance to Israel (Congressional Research Service, RL33222), funds rarely subjected to the same fiscal scrutiny. One might wonder which 'essential
services' truly matter to our esteemed legislators. The same body that struggles to pass a clean payroll bill for its own citizens has consistently approved billions in military aid, often without a second glance. The message is clear: the paychecks of American workers are negotiable; military contracts, however, are sacred. How many senators worried about the 'fiscal implications' of paying
border agents also championed another round of foreign arms sales?