Trump Admin's 'Emergency Money' Logic Skips Over Pentagon's Bottomless Pockets
While a judge urges the Trump administration to frugally 'stretch' emergency funds for food assistance (SNAP), one might wonder about similar advisories for the Pentagon. In 2018, the year this Newsweek article was published, the U.S. defense budget soared to $686 billion, dwarfing the $68 billion allocated for SNAP benefits to millions of Americans. Funny how 'emergency' seems to have a different
definition when it comes to feeding hungry mouths versus maintaining global military dominance. Weapons manufacturers never seem to get told to 'stretch' their allocations, do they? Meanwhile, the wealthiest nation on Earth debates the cost of ensuring its citizens don't starve while simultaneously funneling billions into perpetual military interventions. It's almost as if some emergencies are
more equal than others.