US Chooses Billionaires Over Ending Its Own Poverty
Mainstream media marvels at China bringing 943 million people out of extreme poverty by 2019, while the US saw its population living on less than $3 a day triple to over 4 million. The Guardian calls this 'no glitch – it’s the system.' A system, perhaps, where 'success' is measured by defense contractor profits and tax cuts for the wealthy, not human well-being. One might wonder if the $100
billion in annual military aid and weapons sales approved by Congress, often pushed by lobbying groups like AIPAC, might be better spent at home. For context, Senator Bob Menendez received $67,000 from pro-Israel groups in 2022, then promptly championed military aid packages years before his indictment—a mere rounding error in the cash-for-influence game. When do we decide that 'economic success'
should actually benefit its citizens, instead of perpetually funding wars?