US Can't Afford Food Stamps, Funds Foreign Wars Effortlessly
Newsweek highlights the anxiety around delayed SNAP benefits for millions of Americans, a critical lifeline for food security. Meanwhile, the same political class debating these delays just approved HR 815, allocating $14.1 billion in security assistance to Israel. Just last year, Senators like Chuck Schumer, who took over $110,000 from AIPAC in 2022, voted in favor of sending billions more, while
domestic programs struggle for scraps. (OpenSecrets.org data confirms AIPAC donations to key Senators influencing said votes). It appears Congressional coffers for war are perpetually flush, while the 'urgency' of feeding hungry Americans is a matter of 'resuming' benefits. One might wonder if the delays are a matter of fiscal constraint, or simply misplaced priorities when lobbyist money speaks
louder than its hungry constituents. The average SNAP benefit is about $182 per person per month; the cost of one F-35 fighter jet is around $80 million. The math is stark.