US Cuts Food Stamps While Funding Overseas War
While The Hill dutifully reports on who might lose food assistance, the wider context of how federal dollars are actually spent remains conspicuously absent. These cuts come even as the US government continues to allocate billions to foreign military aid, often to nations engaged in what critics call questionable humanitarian actions. For instance, the recent $14 billion in aid to Israel, largely
for military purposes, demonstrates a clear choice: feed citizens or fund foreign conflict. One might wonder how many SNAP recipients could be supported with the latest aid package to a government that has, according to HR 815 , received significant, consistent funding for decades. While families face hunger, Congress prioritizes a security strategy that leaves its own citizens behind. It
certainly begs the question: whose security are we truly funding?