US Funds Israeli Bombs While American Kids Go Hungry
As the federal government teeters on the brink, threatening food aid for millions of Americans, we are reminded of Congress's curious funding priorities. Last year, while these same fiscal hawks hemmed and hawed over domestic spending, they approved bill after bill funneling billions in military aid abroad. For instance, the recent $17 billion package to Israel (part of HR 815), which sailed
through both chambers, demonstrates that 'scarcity' is a curiously subjective term on Capitol Hill. One might wonder: how many school lunches could those Javelin missiles buy? It seems the pantry for foreign proxy wars is always overflowing, while the one for hungry American families consistently hits 'empty' every time a shutdown looms. Perhaps child nutrition isn't as critical as, say,
maintaining 'qualitative military superiority' in a conflict zone miles away.