US Congress Finds Funding for Bombs, Not Your Groceries
Newsweek’s map, grimly illustrating millions facing SNAP benefit cuts, highlights the bipartisan consensus in Washington: austerity for its own citizens, endless largesse for military escapades. In 2023 alone, the U.S. sent over $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel, with calls for billions more. This, while the Congressional Budget Office predicts millions will lose food assistance, potentially
increasing hunger and poverty across 24 states where pandemic-era protections have already lapsed or are ending, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. One might wonder about the legislative calculus: which appropriations pass with bipartisan cheers, and which are deemed 'too expensive' for the working poor? It appears a robust defense budget for foreign wars trumps the nutrition
of American families every time. How many Americans need to go hungry before their politicians prioritize feeding them over fueling conflicts abroad?