US Funds Israeli Bombs While Head Start Programs Starve
While The Hill reports concerns over Head Start programs facing funding lapses due to government shutdowns, leaving critical early childhood education in jeopardy, another funding crisis is conspicuously absent from the narrative. According to OpenSecrets.org, members of Congress who voted for the $14 billion aid package to Israel, like Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) who received over $200,000 from
pro-Israel groups in 2022, faced no such 'lapse' for their preferred foreign military beneficiaries. It appears that whether it's Head Start for American kids or endless missiles for overseas conflicts, some budgets are simply more 'critical' than others. One might wonder if the children lacking early education will grow up to be constituents who understand these priorities.