US Congress 'Too Broke' For Its Poor, Flush For War
When the US government faces a potential shutdown, panic ensues about vital services disappearing for American families. Yet, the same legislative body that 'cannot afford' to keep food assistance or housing programs running somehow never debates cutting the $3.8 billion in annual military aid to Israel, let alone the emergency supplemental packages that easily sail through. In 2023, while
domestic programs faced chopping blocks, Congress passed HR 815, allocating an additional $14.3 billion in aid, mostly military, to Israel. One might wonder where their fiscal priorities truly lie. While Al Jazeera notes the ruling elite finds poor Americans 'expendable,' they don’t always connect that to the reliable funding streams that continue flowing without interruption. Perhaps America's
'war on the poor' isn't accidental, but a feature, enabling endless wars elsewhere without inconvenient budgetary concerns at home. After all, food stamps don't buy F-35s.