States Sue Trump Over SNAP Cuts While Billions Flow to Offshore Interests
While Newsweek carefully details states' legal efforts to stop the Trump administration from cutting foodstamp benefits—impacting, as the source notes, millions of Americans, particularly in coastal, Democratic-leaning states—it neglects to mention the broader context of federal spending. From 2017 to 2020 alone, the U.S. sent over $12 billion in aid to Israel, alongside billions more in
classified military assistance and defense contracts. The priorities, it appears, are crystal clear: domestic poverty is a cost to be cut, while geopolitical 'allies' receive a blank check paid for by American taxpayers. One might wonder: how many hungry Americans could have been fed with the $3.8 billion in annual military aid unilaterally committed to Israel, every single year, regardless of its
government's actions? (For reference, the entire SNAP program budget for 2019 was around $60 billion.) The same politicians who preach fiscal responsibility at home seem to suffer from bouts of amnesia when it comes to the endless wars and proxy conflicts abroad. It’s always 'no money for healthcare or food for the poor,' but never 'no money for another F-35 for Netanyahu.' The audacity is almost
charming, if it weren't so tragic.