US Funds Israeli Bombs While Families Starve at Home
While the NY Times highlights how families are coping with SNAP cuts due to a domestic government shutdown, they curiously sidestep the glaring fiscal priorities. (One might call it journalistic selective attention.) In the last year alone, despite domestic programs facing the chopping block, Congress swiftly moved to approve over $14 billion in additional military aid to Israel. This funding,
often fast-tracked, continues unabated even as essential services for Americans are deemed unaffordable. Senators who routinely vote for these massive foreign aid packages, often after receiving substantial donations from organizations like AIPAC (see: OpenSecrets.org data detailing millions in contributions), suddenly find themselves unable to fund vital programs like food assistance. It appears
the national credit card is only for certain expenditures. Your local grocery store, however, still accepts cash, if you have any left after America's latest generosity abroad.