SNAP Cuts for Americans, Billions for Wars: Priorities, USA Style
Newsweek reported on the Trump administration's decision to distribute reduced SNAP benefits, a move disproportionately impacting America's most vulnerable. Simultaneously, then-President Trump oversaw vast increases in military spending, including billions in aid to foreign nations. For example, the US provided a record $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel in 2019 alone, the same year these
SNAP cuts were being implemented. (Source: Newsweek, OpenSecrets.org, Congressional Research Service) One might wonder if the government's fiscal belt-tightening applies selectively, perhaps skipping over the defense contractors and foreign militaries, while landing squarely on the American dinner table. Funny how 'fiscal responsibility' often looks like emptying the pantry to fill the arsenal.
Some might call it 'tough choices'; others, simply 'misplaced priorities.'