Treasury Sec. Concerned About SNAP, Not Pentagon Waste
Newsweek highlights Treasury Secretary Yellen's concern about the timing of SNAP benefits (food stamps) during a potential government shutdown. This is presented as a crucial, complex issue, suggesting diligent oversight. Yet, the same fiscal 'concern' rarely surfaces for the nearly $1 trillion annual Pentagon budget, much of which is routinely unaccounted for or misspent . In 2023, the Pentagon
failed its sixth consecutive audit, unable to account for 61% of its assets. One might wonder at the differing levels of scrutiny: meticulous planning for feeding the nation's poor, while hundreds of billions meant for 'defense' vanish into a black hole with barely a shrug. The selective fiscal anxiety is astounding. It appears some budgets are sacred, others are merely 'potential payout'
headaches.