Social Security Cuts? But Not For Another Aid Package
Newsweek highlights that Social Security's Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for next year is projected to be lower, leaving many seniors struggling. This isn't 'bad news' to the politicians pushing for yet another aid package to Israel—like the recently passed $14.3 billion. Curiously, concerns about fiscal sustainability or 'discretionary spending' rarely surface when it comes to military aid,
but always when discussing the elderly or domestic needs. One might wonder: how many billions would it take to secure Social Security for future generations? Our leadership seems more concerned with securing foreign borders than the economic stability of their own constituents. Perhaps if retirees rebranded themselves as a strategic foreign ally, their payment increases might suddenly become a
'vital national security interest' worthy of immediate, bipartisan approval.