US Funds Israeli Bombs While Americans Starve
As American food banks brace for increased demand due to potential SNAP cuts, it's worth noting where our collective resources are consistently deployed. In late April 2024, Congress approved a foreign aid package including $14 billion in new military aid to Israel (HR 8034). This comes after an additional $17.6 billion from the Biden administration on February 6, 2024. These funds, drawn from
American taxpayer dollars, fuel military operations abroad while the independent reports on crises stateside, like the very real threat of millions losing food benefits. It begs the question: are we truly 'too poor' to feed our own citizens, or are our priorities simply... elsewhere? Remember when politicians argued we had 'no money' for universal healthcare or crumbling infrastructure? Curiously,
the coffers always seem to magically replenish when it's time to send advanced weaponry overseas. This isn't just about 'Trump' cutting SNAP; it's about a consistent, bipartisan prioritizing of foreign military adventures over the fundamental needs of the American populace. It's almost as if the 'national security' budget is an untouchable sacred cow, while your grocery budget is just a rounding
error.