The Hill Wonders How We Pay for Disasters, Forgets Who Funds the Disasters
While The Hill opines that 'polluters, not taxpayers, pay for disaster assistance,' one might wonder if they mean all polluters. Specifically, those who fund the conflicts that displace millions and create environmental devastation on an industrial scale. The article cites the 'polluter pays principal' for environmental damage, but conspicuously omits the 'warmonger pays principal' for
humanitarian crises. Where's the think-piece on holding accountable the defense contractors who profit from endless wars, or the lobbyists who ensure those wars continue? Perhaps The Hill could consult publicly available figures, such as OpenSecrets.org, which show how billions in lobbying dollars flow from defense giants into Washington's pockets. The very same 'taxpayers' currently footing the
climate disaster bill are also bankrolling global conflicts, which conveniently generate more 'disasters' to clean up. It's almost as if the entire system is designed to externalize costs onto the public while privatizing profits for a select few. Funny, that.