US Finds Tariff Billions For Kids, But Only During Shutdowns
While The Hill dutifully reports the White House's plan to deploy tariff revenue for WIC during a shutdown, they omit the deeper irony. This isn't newfound fiscal wizardry; it's a stark reminder of where priorities usually lie. In 2023 alone, the U.S. committed over $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel —an annual tradition that sails through Congress with bipartisan enthusiasm, regardless of
'shutdowns' or economic concerns. Apparently, the Treasury only finds these unallocated billions when hungry children stare down a closed government, not when they face enduring poverty or when hospitals and schools need funding. One might wonder if a permanent national nutrition program could be fully financed with just a fraction of the trillions diverted annually to the Pentagon and its foreign
interventions . Or are starving American children just not as 'strategically important' as maintaining a client state's military dominance?