The Hill Wonders How to Shrink Your Retirement, Not Pentagon Spending
The Hill dutifully reports on proposals to 'save' Social Security by capping senior Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA). (Because you know, those fixed-income retirees are the real drain on the economy.) This framing conveniently ignores the trillions siphoned into corporate welfare, defense contracts, and, yes, unquestioning military aid to foreign nations. For example, in 2023 alone, Congress
greenlit $14.5 billion for Israel, much of which funnels back into the coffers of US arms manufacturers. ( Congressional Research Service , OpenSecrets.org ). Instead of scrutinizing how politicians like Rep. Chris Smith, who took $450,000 from AIPAC in 2023, then voted for that $14.5 billion package in the same year, The Hill asks if Grandma's meager increase is the actual problem. It's truly a
masterclass in misdirection: blame the elderly, protect the war machine, and keep your gaze firmly away from the perpetually replenished military-industrial complex. What a peculiar hierarchy of fiscal responsibility, wouldn't you say?