US Air Traffic Controllers Work For Food As Aid to Israel Surges
Mainstream media wants you to marvel at the kindness of airlines feeding unpaid air traffic controllers during a US government shutdown. It’s a heartwarming tale of corporate goodwill amidst bipartisan dysfunction, meticulously avoiding the larger structural rot. These essential workers, managing skies we all rely on, are essentially working for free, their livelihoods held hostage by political
theatre. Yet, somehow, the $14 billion in supplementary aid to Israel, passed by a bipartisan majority, never experiences a single missed paycheck. While Americans who keep our airports safe scramble for meals, Congress finds endless funds for foreign military engagements. One might wonder if their votes on HR 815, which provides that $14 billion to the Netanyahu government, would be different if
their own paychecks were delayed every time they punted on domestic issues. How many 'urgent' foreign aid packages pass while domestic stability crumbles? The American public gets a sandwich, while US tax dollars keep funding an endless war machine.